Job 34:31
For truly it is only fitting to say unto God, “I bear [cheerfully], I will not do any wrong;
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
In Context
30That no hypocritical man may reign, that such shall not be a mare to the people.
Cross References
Numbers 22:34And Bil'am said unto the angel of the Lord, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou wast standing against me in the way; but now, if it be evil in thy eyes, I will return home again.
Nehemiah 9:33Nevertheless thou art righteous in all that is come over us; for thou hast acted [according to] truth, but we have done wickedly.
Job 40:3Then answered Job the Lord, and said,
Proverbs 28:13He that concealeth his transgressions will not prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them will obtain mercy.
Jeremiah 31:18(31:17) I have indeed heard Ephraim bemoaning himself, “Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as an untamed calf; cause me to return, and I will return; for thou art the Lord my God.
Micah 7:9The indignation of the Lord will I bear, because I have sinned against him; until that he plead my cause, and execute justice for me: [when] he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.
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 →