Job 37:23
The Almighty, whom we cannot find out, excellent in power, and in justice, and abounding in righteousness, will not afflict:
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
22The golden [light] that cometh out of the north: around God is terrible majesty.
24Therefore do men fear him; he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.
Cross References
Job 8:3Should God pervert justice? or should the Almighty pervert righteousness?
Job 9:19If it regard strength, lo, he is the powerful; and if justice, who will cite him for me to appear?
Job 12:13That with him are wisdom and strength, his are counsel and understanding.
Job 26:14Lo, these are ends of his ways; for how slight a whisper is heard [by us] of him! but the thunder of his mighty deeds who can understand?
Job 36:26Behold, God is great, and we comprehend him not, the number of his years can truly not be searched out.
Psalms 30:5(30:6) For his anger is momentary, [but] life is in his favor: in the evening [cometh] weeping to stay for a night, but in the morning, there is joyful song.
Matthew Henry on Job 37:22-24
21 And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them. 22 Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty. 23 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict. 24 Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart. Elihu here concludes his discourse with some short but great sayings concerning the glory of God, as that which he was himself… Read the whole commentary →