Job 22:3–4

¹HAVING therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

⁸The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

¹A FALSE balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.

²²Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.

¹⁰He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.

¹¹The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

¹⁷I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.

¹⁶And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.

¹⁰But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

¹¹My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.

¹²Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

¹⁷¶ Ye have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?

²⁰They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the Lord: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.

³They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.

⁴Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.

⁵O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!

⁶Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.

⁵⁹I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

¹I SAID, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.

¹⁸But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.

³And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?

²And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

¹⁴The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.

¹⁵What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord God of hosts.

¹⁹As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

²¹O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!

²⁹Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.

⁶Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.

⁷There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

²³For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.

¹²Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?

¹⁹If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?

³²For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.

³If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

⁴But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

¹¹When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.

⁶At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

¹⁶It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

¹⁴For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.