Job 34:31
Surely thou shouldst say unto God, “I have received chastisement; I will no more offend;
Noyes Bible
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
32What I see not, teach thou me! If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more.”
Cross References
Job 40:3Then Job answered Jehovah, and said:
Proverbs 28:13He that covereth his sins shall not prosper; But he that confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself: “Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, Like a steer not broken. Turn thou me, and I shall be turned, For thou, O Jehovah, art my God!
Micah 7:9I will bear the indignation of Jehovah, Because I have sinned against him, Until he maintain my cause, and execute judgment for me, Until he bring me to the light, And I behold his mercy.
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 →