Job 34:18
Wilt thou say vnto a King, Thou art wicked? or to princes, Ye are vngodly?
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?
In Context
17Shal he that hateth iudgement, gouerne? and wilt thou iudge him wicked that is most iust?
Cross References
Exodus 22:28Thou shalt not raile vpon the Iudges, neither speake euil of the ruler of thy people.
Acts 23:3Then sayd Paul to him, God will smite thee, thou whited wall: for thou sittest to iudge me according to the Lawe, and transgressing the Lawe, commaundest thou me to be smitten?
Romans 13:7Giue to all men therefore their duetie: tribute, to whome yee owe tribute: custome, to whom custome: feare, to whome feare: honour, to whom ye owe honour.
2 Peter 2:10And chiefly them that walke after the flesh, in the lust of vncleannesse, and despise gouernement, which are bolde, and stand in their owne conceite, and feare not to speake euill of them that are in dignitie.
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 →