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Job Chapter 34

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The friends of Job keep pressing his case, accusing him of hidden sins and urging him to repent. They quote scripture to support their claim that his children and wealth are proof of his guilt, and end the chapter with a call to turn away from his ways.

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(1) Furthermore Elihu answered and said,
(2) Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
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Proverbs 1:5I Corinthians 10:15I Corinthians 14:20

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Proverbs 18:15Proverbs 21:11Proverbs 22:17

(3) For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.
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Job 6:30Job 12:11I Corinthians 2:15Hebrews 5:14Job 31:30Job 33:2

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II Kings 16:15

(4) Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good.
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Job 34:36Judges 19:30Judges 20:7I Corinthians 6:2I Corinthians 6:3I Corinthians 6:4I Corinthians 6:5Galatians 2:11Galatians 2:12Galatians 2:13Galatians 2:14I Thessalonians 5:21

(5) For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
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Job 10:7Job 11:4Job 16:17Job 29:14Job 32:1Job 33:9Job 9:17Job 27:2

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Habakkuk 1:4Matthew 10:41Job 1:5Job 42:8

(6) Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.
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Job 27:4Job 27:5Job 27:6Job 6:4Job 16:13

(7) What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
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Job 15:16Deuteronomy 29:19Proverbs 1:22Proverbs 4:17

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Job 1:5Job 42:8

(8) Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
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Job 2:10Job 11:3Job 15:5Psalms 1:1Psalms 26:4Psalms 50:18Psalms 73:12Psalms 73:13Psalms 73:14Psalms 73:15Proverbs 1:15Proverbs 2:12

(9) For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
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Job 9:22Job 9:23Job 9:30Job 9:31Job 21:14Job 21:15Job 21:16Job 21:30Job 22:17Job 35:3Malachi 3:14Job 27:10

(10) Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
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Job 34:2Job 34:3Job 34:34Proverbs 6:32Proverbs 15:32Job 8:3Job 36:23Job 37:23Genesis 18:25Deuteronomy 32:4II Chronicles 19:7Psalms 92:15

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Jeremiah 44:9Job 11:14Ezekiel 18:20Hosea 7:1Job 22:23Ezekiel 33:13

(11) For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
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Job 33:26Psalms 62:12Proverbs 24:12Jeremiah 32:19Ezekiel 33:17Ezekiel 33:18Ezekiel 33:19Ezekiel 33:20Matthew 16:27Romans 2:6II Corinthians 5:10I Peter 1:17

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Ecclesiastes 8:17

(12) Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
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Psalms 11:7Psalms 145:17Habakkuk 1:12Habakkuk 1:13Job 8:3

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Job 8:3Jeremiah 44:25

(13) Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?
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Job 36:23Job 38:4Job 38:5Job 38:6Job 38:7Job 38:8Job 38:9Job 38:10Job 38:11Job 38:12Job 38:13Job 38:14

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John 15:19Numbers 3:7I Chronicles 23:32John 1:10John 3:17John 17:14

(14) If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
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Job 7:17Job 9:4Psalms 104:29Isaiah 24:22

(15) All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
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Job 30:23Genesis 3:19Psalms 90:3Psalms 90:4Psalms 90:5Psalms 90:6Psalms 90:7Psalms 90:8Psalms 90:9Psalms 90:10Ecclesiastes 12:7Isaiah 27:4

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Ecclesiastes 3:20Ezekiel 33:11Jonah 3:9

(16) If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
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Job 12:3Job 13:2Job 13:3Job 13:4Job 13:5Job 13:6

(17) Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
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Genesis 18:25II Samuel 23:3Romans 3:5Romans 3:6Romans 3:7Job 1:22Job 40:8II Samuel 19:21Romans 9:14

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Leviticus 19:36II Kings 8:12Ezekiel 45:10Exodus 15:26Job 40:8

(18) Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?
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Exodus 22:28Proverbs 17:26Acts 23:3Acts 23:5Romans 13:7I Peter 2:17II Peter 2:10Jude 1:8

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Jude 1:15Psalms 68:27

(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.
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Job 13:8Deuteronomy 10:17II Chronicles 19:7Acts 10:34Romans 2:11Galatians 2:6Ephesians 6:9Colossians 3:25I Peter 1:17Hebrews 12:28Job 12:19Job 12:21

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Psalms 68:27II Corinthians 8:9Romans 14:6

(20) In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
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Psalms 73:19Isaiah 30:13Isaiah 37:38Daniel 5:30Luke 12:20Acts 12:23I Thessalonians 5:2II Peter 2:3Exodus 12:29Exodus 12:30Isaiah 37:36Matthew 25:6

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II Kings 7:4II Chronicles 25:4Romans 14:8

(21) For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
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Job 31:4Genesis 16:13II Chronicles 16:9Psalms 34:15Psalms 139:23Proverbs 5:21Proverbs 15:3Jeremiah 16:17Jeremiah 17:10Jeremiah 32:19Amos 9:8

(22) There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
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Psalms 139:11Psalms 139:12Isaiah 29:15Jeremiah 23:24Amos 9:2Amos 9:3I Corinthians 4:5Hebrews 4:13Revelation 6:15Revelation 6:16Job 3:5Job 24:17

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Job 10:22Job 28:3Jeremiah 13:16Matthew 6:23I John 2:11Psalms 64:2

(23) For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.
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Job 34:10Job 34:11Job 34:12Job 11:6Ezra 9:13Psalms 119:137Isaiah 42:3Daniel 9:7Daniel 9:8Daniel 9:9Job 9:32Job 9:33

(24) He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.
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Job 19:2Psalms 2:9Psalms 72:4Psalms 94:5Jeremiah 51:20Jeremiah 51:21Jeremiah 51:22Jeremiah 51:23Daniel 2:21Daniel 2:34Daniel 2:35Daniel 2:44

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Jeremiah 51:22Jeremiah 51:23Jeremiah 51:21Revelation 13:18Isaiah 8:9Daniel 2:40

(25) Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
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Psalms 33:15Isaiah 66:18Hosea 7:2Amos 8:7Revelation 20:12Job 34:20Song of Solomon 3:8Isaiah 15:1I Thessalonians 5:2

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Isaiah 59:6Galatians 2:16James 2:18

(26) He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
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Exodus 14:30Deuteronomy 13:9Deuteronomy 13:10Deuteronomy 13:11Deuteronomy 21:21II Samuel 12:11II Samuel 12:12Psalms 58:10Psalms 58:11Isaiah 66:24I Timothy 5:20I Timothy 5:24

(27) Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:
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I Samuel 15:11Psalms 125:5Zephaniah 1:6Luke 17:31Luke 17:32Acts 15:38II Timothy 4:10Hebrews 10:39Psalms 28:5Psalms 107:43Proverbs 1:29Proverbs 1:30

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II Kings 1:5Psalms 78:57Jeremiah 46:5

(28) So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
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Job 22:9Job 22:10Job 24:12Job 29:12Job 29:13Job 31:19Job 31:20Job 35:9Exodus 2:23Exodus 2:24Exodus 3:7Exodus 3:9

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Proverbs 21:13Exodus 22:23Job 19:7Job 35:9Psalms 141:1Isaiah 15:4

(29) When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:
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Job 29:1Job 29:2Job 29:3II Samuel 7:1Isaiah 14:3Isaiah 14:4Isaiah 14:5Isaiah 14:6Isaiah 14:7Isaiah 14:8Isaiah 26:3Isaiah 32:17

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Jeremiah 5:15Romans 14:8I Corinthians 13:8

(30) That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.
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Job 34:21I Kings 12:28I Kings 12:29I Kings 12:30II Kings 21:9Psalms 12:8Ecclesiastes 9:18Hosea 5:11Hosea 13:11Micah 6:16II Thessalonians 2:4II Thessalonians 2:5

(31) Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
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Job 33:27Job 40:3Job 40:4Job 40:5Job 42:6Leviticus 26:41Ezra 9:13Ezra 9:14Nehemiah 9:33Nehemiah 9:34Nehemiah 9:35Nehemiah 9:36

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Jeremiah 44:25

(32) That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
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Job 10:2Psalms 19:12Psalms 25:4Psalms 25:5Psalms 32:8Psalms 139:23Psalms 139:24Psalms 143:8Psalms 143:9Psalms 143:10Proverbs 28:13Luke 3:8

(33) Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.
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Job 9:12Job 18:4Isaiah 45:9Romans 9:20Romans 11:35Job 34:11Job 15:31Psalms 89:30Psalms 89:31Psalms 89:32Proverbs 11:31II Thessalonians 1:6

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Romans 14:8I Corinthians 7:16I Corinthians 13:8Ecclesiastes 11:6Leviticus 13:48Numbers 13:19

(34) Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.
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Job 34:2Job 34:4Job 34:10Job 34:16I Corinthians 10:15

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Deuteronomy 4:6Proverbs 1:5

(35) Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.
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Job 13:2Job 15:2Job 35:16Job 38:2Job 42:3

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Ecclesiastes 1:16Ecclesiastes 7:12Job 1:5Job 42:8I Kings 4:30

(36) My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.
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Job 23:16Psalms 17:3Psalms 26:2James 5:11Job 34:8Job 34:9Job 12:6Job 21:7Job 24:1

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Job 1:5Job 42:8

(37) For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
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I Samuel 15:23Isaiah 1:19Isaiah 1:20Job 27:23Job 8:2Job 8:3Job 11:2Job 11:3Job 35:2Job 35:3Job 35:16Job 42:7

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