Job 34:31
Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
Updated King James Version
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 the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.
32That which I see not teach you me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
Cross References
Numbers 22:34And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that you stood in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease you, I will get me back again.
Nehemiah 9:33Nevertheless you are just in all that is brought upon us; for you have done right, but we have done wickedly:
Job 40:3Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
Proverbs 28:13He that covers his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesses and forsakes them shall have mercy.
Jeremiah 31:18I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock is not accustomed to the yoke: turn you me, and I shall be turned; for you are the LORD my God.
Micah 7:9I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: 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 →