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English Standard Version
Job 34:12
Of a truth, God will not do wickedly, and the Almighty will not pervert justice.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedlyand the Almighty does not pervert justice.
Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedlyand the Almighty does not pervert justice.
Hebrew Names Version
Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, Neither will Shaddai pervert justice.
Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, Neither will Shaddai pervert justice.
King James Version
Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
New Century Version
Truly God will never do wrong; the Almighty will never twist what is right.
Truly God will never do wrong; the Almighty will never twist what is right.
New English Translation
Indeed, in truth, God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.
Indeed, in truth, God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.
Amplified Bible
"Surely God will not act wickedly, Nor will the Almighty pervert justice.
"Surely God will not act wickedly, Nor will the Almighty pervert justice.
New American Standard Bible
"God certainly will not act wickedly, And the Almighty will not pervert justice.
"God certainly will not act wickedly, And the Almighty will not pervert justice.
World English Bible
Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And certainely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almightie peruert iudgement.
And certainely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almightie peruert iudgement.
Legacy Standard Bible
Truly, God will not act wickedly,And the Almighty will not pervert justice.
Truly, God will not act wickedly,And the Almighty will not pervert justice.
Berean Standard Bible
Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly and the Almighty does not pervert justice.
Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly and the Almighty does not pervert justice.
Contemporary English Version
and he is never unfair.
and he is never unfair.
Complete Jewish Bible
It is certain that God does nothing wicked; Shaddai will not pervert justice.
It is certain that God does nothing wicked; Shaddai will not pervert justice.
Darby Translation
Yea, surely, God acteth not wickedly, and the Almighty perverteth not judgment.
Yea, surely, God acteth not wickedly, and the Almighty perverteth not judgment.
Easy-to-Read Version
The truth is that God does no wrong. God All-Powerful is always fair.
The truth is that God does no wrong. God All-Powerful is always fair.
George Lamsa Translation
Truly, God does not commit iniquity, neither does God pervert justice.
Truly, God does not commit iniquity, neither does God pervert justice.
Good News Translation
Almighty God does not do evil; he is never unjust to anyone.
Almighty God does not do evil; he is never unjust to anyone.
Lexham English Bible
What's more, God truly does not act wickedly, and Shaddai does not pervert justice.
What's more, God truly does not act wickedly, and Shaddai does not pervert justice.
Literal Translation
Yea, surely God will not do evilly, nor will the Almighty pervert justice.
Yea, surely God will not do evilly, nor will the Almighty pervert justice.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For sure it is, that God codemneth no man wrongeously, and the iudgmet of the Allmightie is not vnrightuous.
For sure it is, that God codemneth no man wrongeously, and the iudgmet of the Allmightie is not vnrightuous.
American Standard Version
Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
Bible in Basic English
Truly, God does not do evil, and the Ruler of all is not a false judge.
Truly, God does not do evil, and the Ruler of all is not a false judge.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
King James Version (1611)
Yea surely God will not doe wickedly, neither will the Almighty peruert iudgement.
Yea surely God will not doe wickedly, neither will the Almighty peruert iudgement.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Sure it is that God wil not do wickedly, neither wyll the almightie paruert iudgement.
Sure it is that God wil not do wickedly, neither wyll the almightie paruert iudgement.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thinkest thou that the Lord will do wrong, or will the Almighty who made the earth wrest judgment?
And thinkest thou that the Lord will do wrong, or will the Almighty who made the earth wrest judgment?
English Revised Version
Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For verili God schal not condempne with out cause; nether Almyyti God schal distrie doom.
For verili God schal not condempne with out cause; nether Almyyti God schal distrie doom.
Update Bible Version
Yes, certainly, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
Yes, certainly, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
Webster's Bible Translation
Yes, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
Yes, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
New King James Version
Surely God will never do wickedly, Nor will the Almighty pervert justice.
Surely God will never do wickedly, Nor will the Almighty pervert justice.
New Living Translation
Truly, God will not do wrong. The Almighty will not twist justice.
Truly, God will not do wrong. The Almighty will not twist justice.
New Life Bible
For sure God will not do wrong. The All-powerful will not turn what is right into sin.
For sure God will not do wrong. The All-powerful will not turn what is right into sin.
New Revised Standard
Of a truth, God will not do wickedly, and the Almighty will not pervert justice.
Of a truth, God will not do wickedly, and the Almighty will not pervert justice.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Nay, verily, GOD, will not condemn unjustly, - nor, the Almighty, pervert justice.
Nay, verily, GOD, will not condemn unjustly, - nor, the Almighty, pervert justice.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For in very deed God will not condemn without cause, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
For in very deed God will not condemn without cause, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
Revised Standard Version
Of a truth, God will not do wickedly, and the Almighty will not pervert justice.
Of a truth, God will not do wickedly, and the Almighty will not pervert justice.
Young's Literal Translation
Yea, truly, God doth not do wickedly, And the Mighty doth not pervert judgment.
Yea, truly, God doth not do wickedly, And the Mighty doth not pervert judgment.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Surely, God will not act wickedly, And the Almighty will not pervert justice.
"Surely, God will not act wickedly, And the Almighty will not pervert justice.
Contextual Overview
10 "Therefore, hear me, you men of understanding: far be it from God that he should do wickedness, and from the Almighty that he should do wrong. 11 For according to the work of a man he will repay him, and according to his ways he will make it befall him. 12 Of a truth, God will not do wickedly, and the Almighty will not pervert justice. 13 Who gave him charge over the earth, and who laid on him the whole world? 14 If he should set his heart to it and gather to himself his spirit and his breath, 15 all flesh would perish together, and man would return to dust.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
surely: Psalms 11:7, Psalms 145:17, Habakkuk 1:12, Habakkuk 1:13
pervert: Job 8:3
Reciprocal: Job 33:23 - to Proverbs 17:7 - much
Cross-References
Genesis 24:53
And the servant brought out jewelry of silver and of gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave to her brother and to her mother costly ornaments.
And the servant brought out jewelry of silver and of gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave to her brother and to her mother costly ornaments.
Genesis 29:18
Jacob loved Rachel. And he said, "I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel."
Jacob loved Rachel. And he said, "I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel."
Genesis 31:41
These twenty years I have been in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.
These twenty years I have been in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.
Genesis 34:16
Then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to ourselves, and we will dwell with you and become one people.
Then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to ourselves, and we will dwell with you and become one people.
Genesis 34:17
But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter, and we will be gone."
But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter, and we will be gone."
Genesis 34:25
On the third day, when they were sore, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took their swords and came against the city while it felt secure and killed all the males.
On the third day, when they were sore, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took their swords and came against the city while it felt secure and killed all the males.
Genesis 34:27
The sons of Jacob came upon the slain and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.
The sons of Jacob came upon the slain and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.
Genesis 34:28
They took their flocks and their herds, their donkeys, and whatever was in the city and in the field.
They took their flocks and their herds, their donkeys, and whatever was in the city and in the field.
Genesis 34:29
All their wealth, all their little ones and their wives, all that was in the houses, they captured and plundered.
All their wealth, all their little ones and their wives, all that was in the houses, they captured and plundered.
2 Samuel 3:14
Then David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, saying, "Give me my wife Michal, for whom I paid the bridal price of a hundred foreskins of the Philistines."
Then David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, saying, "Give me my wife Michal, for whom I paid the bridal price of a hundred foreskins of the Philistines."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Yea, surely God will not do wickedly,.... This truth is repeated and affirmed in the strongest manner; or "will not condemn", as the Vulgate Latin version, and so the Targum, that is, he will not condemn the righteous; for, though he may afflict them, which is done that they may not be condemned with the world, he will not condemn them; for there is no condemnation to them that are in Christ; his righteousness, by which they are justified, secures them from all condemnation;
neither will the Almighty pervert judgment: pronounce a wrong sentence, decline the execution of justice, swerve from the rule of it, or do a wrong thing; for he punishes wherever he finds it, either in the sinner or his surety; and his punishing it in his Son, as the surety of his people, is the strongest proof of his punitive justice that can be given: nor does he neglect to chastise his people for sin, though satisfied for; so far is he from conniving at sin, and still further from committing it; see :-.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Yea, surely God will not do wickedly - So important does Elihu hold this principle to be, that he repeats it, and dwells upon it. He says, “it surely (אמנם 'omnâm) must be so.” The principle must be held at all hazards, and no opinion which contravenes this should be indulged for one moment. His ground of complaint against Job was, that he had not held fast to this principle, but, under the pressure of his sufferings, had indulged in remarks which implied that God might do wrong.
Neither will the Almighty pervert judgment - As Elihu supposed Job to have maintained; see Job 34:5. To “pervert judgment” is to do injustice; to place injustice in the place of right.
