Job 34:11
For he will restore to man his works, and according to the ways of each, he will repay them.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
In Context
10Therefore, prudent men, hear me: impiety is far from God, and iniquity is far from the Almighty.
12For truly, God will not condemn in vain, nor will the Almighty repudiate judgment.
Cross References
1 Samuel 26:23And the Lord will repay each one according to his justice and faith. For the Lord has delivered you this day into my hand, but I was not willing to extend my hand against the Christ of the Lord.
Psalms 62:12Truly, the king will rejoice in God: all those who swear by him will be praised, because the mouth of those who speak iniquity has been blocked.
Proverbs 24:12If you would say: “I do not have sufficient strength.” He who inspects the heart, the same one understands, and nothing slips past the one who preserves your soul. And he shall repay a man according to his works.
Jeremiah 32:19You are great in counsel and incomprehensible in thought. Your eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of Adam, so that you may repay each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his intentions.
Ezekiel 33:17And the sons of your people have said, ‘The way of the Lord is not a fair balance,’ even while their own way is unjust.
Romans 2:6For he will render to each one according to his works:
Matthew Henry on Job 34:11-16
10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. 11 For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways. 12 Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment. 13 Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world? 14 If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;… Read the whole commentary →