Job 34:23
For he will not lay upon a man more than right.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.
In Context
22Neither shall there be a place for the workers of iniquity to hide themselves.
Cross References
Ezra 9:13And after all that is come upon us because of our evil deeds, and our great trespass, it is clear that there is none such as our God, for thou hast lightly visited our iniquities, and given us deliverance;
Job 9:32For thou art not man like me, with whom I could contend, that we might come together to judgment.
Job 11:11For he knows the works of transgressors; and when he sees wickedness, he will not overlook it.
Job 23:7for truth and reproof are from him; and he would bring forth my judgment to an end.
Jeremiah 2:5Thus saith the Lord, What trespass have your fathers found in me, that they have revolted far from me, and gone after vanities, and become vain?
Matthew Henry on Job 34:17-31
16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words. 17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? 18 Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly? 19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands. 20 In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken… Read the whole commentary →