Job 34:8
He keeps company with wicked people; he associates with those who do evil.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
In Context
7Has there ever been a man like Job with such a thirst for ridiculing others?
9He's even said, ‘What benefit is there in being God's friend?’
Cross References
Job 11:3Should all your babbling force people to keep quiet? When you mock, shouldn't someone make you feel ashamed?
Job 22:15Why do you insist on following the traditional thinking of the wicked?
Psalms 26:4I don't join in with liars and I don't associate with hypocrites.
Psalms 73:12Look at these wicked people! They don't have a care in the world, and they're always making money!
Proverbs 2:12Doing this will save you from the ways of evil, from men who tell twisted lies,
Proverbs 13:20Being friends with wise people will make you wise, but being friends with stupid people will only cause you problems.
Matthew Henry on Job 34:2-10
The Address of Elihu. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Furthermore Elihu answered and said, 2 Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. 3 For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. 4 Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good. 5 For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment. 6 Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression. 7 What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water? 8 Which goeth in… Read the whole commentary →