Job 34:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 34:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 34:23 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God. enter: Heb. go" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 34:23 — KJV
“For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God. enter: Heb. go”
— Job 34:23 (KJV)
Job 34:23 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 34:23
“That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the LORD thy God, and into his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day: enter: Heb. pass”
Shares key themes with Job 34:23: should, enter, into
“Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way: in: Heb. from”
Shares key themes with Job 34:23: more, right, should
“And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand. perish: Heb. be consumed”
Shares key themes with Job 34:23: more, than, should
“And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. despise...: Heb. set us at light”
Shares key themes with Job 34:23: more, than, right
“But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests. did help...: Heb. strengthened them”
Shares key themes with Job 34:23: lay, more, than
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