Job 22:4

Eliphaz's Third Speech

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“Is it any pleasure or joy to the Almighty that you are righteous?
Or is it of benefit to Him that you make your ways perfect?
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“Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you,
That He enters into judgment against you?
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“Is not your wickedness great,
And your sins without end?

Enter into Judgment

Job

Job 14:3

“You also open Your eyes upon him
And bring him into judgment with Yourself.

Psalm 143:2

And do not enter into judgment with Your servant,
For in Your sight no man living is righteous or justified.

Job 7:12

“Am I the sea, or the sea monster,
That You set a guard over me?

Job 9:19

“If it is a matter of strength and power, behold, He is mighty!
And if of justice, who can summon and challenge Him?

Job 9:32

“For God is not a [mere] man, as I am, that I may answer Him,
That we may go to court and judgment together.

Job 16:21

“Oh, that a man would mediate and plead with God [for me]
Just as a man [mediates and pleads] with his neighbor and friend.

Job 19:29

“Then beware and be afraid of the sword [of divine vengeance] for yourselves,
For wrathful are the punishments of that sword,
So that you may know there is judgment.”

Job 23:6-7

“Would He contend against me with His great power?
No, surely He would give attention to me.

Job 34:23

“For He sets no appointed time for a man,
That he should appear before Him in judgment.

Psalm 39:11

“With rebukes You discipline man for sin;
You consume like a moth what is precious to him;
Surely every man is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]. Selah.

Psalm 76:6

At Your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
Both rider and horse were cast into a dead sleep [of death].

Psalm 80:16

It is burned with fire, it is cut down;
They perish at the rebuke of Your [angry] appearance.

Psalm 130:3-4

If You, Lord, should keep an account of our sins and treat us accordingly,
O Lord, who could stand [before you in judgment and claim innocence]?

Ecclesiastes 12:14

For God will bring every act to judgment, every hidden and secret thing, whether it is good or evil.

Isaiah 3:14-15

The Lord enters into judgment with the elders of His people and their princes,
“For it is you who have devoured the vineyard [with your oppression, you have robbed the people and ruined the country];
The plunder of the poor is in your houses.

Revelation 3:19

Those whom I [dearly and tenderly] love, I rebuke and discipline [showing them their faults and instructing them]; so be enthusiastic and repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, your sinful behavior—seek God’s will].