Job 31:14
what would I do when God came to judge me? How would I reply if he investigated me?
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
In Context
15Didn't the same God make all of us?
Cross References
Leviticus 25:43Don't treat them with brutality. Have respect for your God.
Job 10:2I will tell God, “Don't just condemn me—tell me what you have against me.
Psalms 9:12He does not forget to punish murderers; he does not ignore the cries of the suffering.
Psalms 10:12Take a stand, Lord! Raise your hand to strike! Don't forget those who can't defend themselves.
Psalms 76:9when you stood up to judge, to save the oppressed people of the earth. Selah.
Isaiah 10:3What are you going to do on the day you're punished, when disaster falls on you from far away? Who are you going to run to so you can get help? Where are you going to leave all your wealth?
Matthew Henry on Job 31:10-16
9 If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door; 10 Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her. 11 For this is a heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges. 12 For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase. 13 If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me; 14 What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I… Read the whole commentary →