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Job 34:12

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Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
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  1. Job 8:3Rank 1 from verse 12
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    3Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

  2. Psalms 11:7Rank 2 from verse 12
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    7For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

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    17The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

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    12Art thou not from everlasting, O Lord my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O Lord, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.

    13Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

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Job 34:12

COMBINED MEANING

yea

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1. Indeed, marking confirmation, emphasis, addition, continuation, or heightening of what is said; it may also emphasize a question. 2. Yes, expressing an affirmative answer or declaration.

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neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

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pervert

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To turn aside, twist, corrupt, distort, or lead away from what is right, true, just, or intended.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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judgment

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The act, authority, process, cause, or result of judging; discernment, legal hearing, verdict, ordinance, justice, government, vindication, condemnation, or punishment.

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11For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

12Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.

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13Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?

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