Job 34:23
He needeth not attend long to a man, That he may go into judgment before God;
Noyes Bible
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
22There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, Where evil-doers may hide themselves.
24He dasheth in pieces the mighty without inquiry, And setteth up others in their stead.
Cross References
Job 9:32For He is not a man, as I am, that I may contend with him, And that we may go together into judgment;
Job 11:11For he knoweth the unrighteous; He seeth iniquity, when they do not observe it.
Job 23:7Then would an upright man contend with him, And I should be fully acquitted by my judge.
Psalms 119:137Righteous art thou, O LORD! And just are thy judgments!
Jeremiah 2:5Thus saith Jehovah: What fault did your fathers find in me, That they went far from me, And walked after vanity, and practised folly?
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 →