Job 34:17

“Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?”

"Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?" - Job 34:17
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What does Job 34:17 mean?

Job 34:17, as found in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible, states, "Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?" This verse is part of a larger passage in the book of Job that contains the words of Elihu, one of Job's friends who…

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The Just in the Hands of the Unjust: A Reflection on Job 34:17

The question raised in Job 34:17, "Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?" serves as a profound reflection on the nature of justice and governance in our lives. It directly confronts the moral fabric of leadership and the…

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A Prayer for Justice and Righteous Leadership

O Lord, Sovereign Ruler of all creation, we come before You today with humble hearts, longing for Your divine wisdom and guidance in the tumultuous world we inhabit. You, O God, are the perfect embodiment of justice and righteousness. In light of Job 34:17 which reminds us…

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Job 34:17 - "Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?"
Job 34:34 - "Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me."
Job 34:35 - "Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom."
Job 34:7 - "What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?"
Job 34:36 - "My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men."
Job 34:5 - "For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment."
Job 34:1 - "Furthermore Elihu answered and said,"
Job 34:3 - "For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat."
Job 34:30 - "That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared."
Job 15:34 - "For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery."
Job 34:16 - "If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words."
Job 34:26 - "He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;"
Job 34:21 - "For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings."
Job 21:34 - "How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?"
Job 34:22 - "There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves."
Job 34:25 - "Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed."
Job 42:17 - "So Job died, being old and full of days."
Job 34:12 - "Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment."
Job 34:18 - "Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?"
1 Samuel 17:34-35
Job 41:34 - "He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride."
Job 34:15 - "All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust."
Job 34:24 - "He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead."
"Furthermore Elihu answered and said," - Job 34:1
"Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom." - Job 34:35
Job 34:27 - "Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:"
Exodus 34:17 - "Thou shalt make thee no molten gods."
Job 34:13 - "Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?"
Job 34:9 - "For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God."