Job 8:3

Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

Cross-references

Job 40:8 Parallel

In Job 40:8, God confronts Job: 'Will you condemn me that you may be in the right?' — the same issue of divine justice.

Job 9:2 Parallel

Job 9:2 echoes the same dilemma — 'how can a man be in the right before God?' — directly responding to Bildad's assertion.

Job 10:3 Parallel

In Job 10:3, Job laments that God seems to oppress, challenging the premise that God never perverts justice.

Job 34:5 Parallel

Job 34:5 quotes Job claiming 'I am in the right' — the accusation that God has taken away his justice, directly related to the question.

In Job 34:10-12, Elihu echoes Bildad's claim that God cannot do wrong, reinforcing the same theme of divine justice.

Job 34:12 Parallel

Job 34:12 affirms 'God will not do wickedly' — a direct answer to Bildad's rhetorical question about perverting justice.

Job 34:17-19 argues God cannot be unjust, reinforcing Bildad's premise that God does not pervert justice.

Job 13:4 Historical context

In Job 13:4, Job calls his friends worthless physicians — a direct accusation against Bildad, who just claimed God is just.

Job 36:23 Parallel

In Job 36:23, Elihu asks who can say God has done wrong, directly echoing Bildad's question about perverting justice.

Job 40:2 Parallel

Job 40:2 is God's challenge to Job for contending with the Almighty — it indirectly answers Bildad's assertion about God's justice.

Job 19:7 Contrast

Job 19:7 cries out for justice unheard — illustrating the very injustice Bildad denies.

Job 4:17 Parallel

Job 4:17 questions whether a mortal can be righteous before God, complementing Bildad's defense of divine justice.

Ezekiel 33:17 similarly addresses complaints about God's fairness, aligning with Job 8:3's defense of God's justice.

Revelation 16:7 proclaims God's judgments true and just — another NT affirmation matching Bildad's rhetorical claim.

Ezekiel 33:20 continues the rebuttal of unfairness claims, reinforcing the consistent teaching that God judges justly.

Daniel 9:14 Parallel

Daniel 9:14 affirms God is righteous in all His works, consistent with Job 8:3's assertion that He does not pervert justice.

Romans 3:4-6 argues God cannot be unjust and judges the world righteously, directly affirming Job 8:3's rhetorical question.

Revelation 15:3 declares God's ways just and true — a strong NT echo of the same divine attribute Bildad affirms here.

Ezekiel 18:25 echoes Job 8:3's rhetorical question, as God rebuts the claim that His way is unfair.

Psalm 99:4 Parallel

Psalm 99:4 praises God who loves justice and establishes equity — a direct parallel to Bildad's affirmation of God's righteousness.

Psalm 89:14 Parallel

Psalm 89:14 declares righteousness and justice are the foundation of God's throne, supporting Job 8:3's premise.

2 Chronicles 19:7 affirms no iniquity with God, no partiality, reinforcing that God does not pervert justice as Job 8:3 implies.

Deuteronomy 32:4 declares God's work perfect and His ways justice, directly answering Job 8:3's question about God perverting justice.

Genesis 18:25 declares 'Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?' — Abraham's affirmation parallels Bildad's rhetorical question.

Romans 3:6 Parallel

In Romans 3:6, Paul argues that God must be just to judge the world, paralleling Bildad's rhetorical question.

Romans 9:14 Parallel

In Romans 9:14, Paul denies any injustice on God's part, directly mirroring Bildad's implied answer.

In Genesis 18:23, Abraham questions whether God will treat righteous and wicked alike — a contrasting inquiry about divine justice.