Elihu Confirms God’s Justice
Job 34:18
In 11 translations
- BSB
- who says to kings, ‘You are worthless!’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’
- KJV
- Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?
- WEB
- who says to a king, ‘Vile!’ or to nobles, ‘Wicked!’?
- ASV
- Him that saith to a king, Thou art vile, Or to nobles, Ye are wicked;
- LSV
- Who has said to a king, Worthless, || To princes, Wicked?
- YLT
- Who hath said to a king — 'Worthless,' Unto princes — 'Wicked?'
- DBY
- Shall one say to a king, Belial? to nobles, Wicked?
- DRC
- Who saith to the king: Thou art an apostate: who calleth rulers ungodly?
- GNV
- Wilt thou say vnto a King, Thou art wicked? or to princes, Ye are vngodly?
- JPS
- Is it fit to say to a king: 'Thou art base'? Or to nobles: 'Ye are wicked'? —
- LXXE
- He is ungodly that says to a king, Thou art a transgressor, that says to princes, O most ungodly one.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- הַאֲמֹ֣ר לְמֶ֣לֶךְ בְּלִיָּ֑עַל רָ֝שָׁ֗ע אֶל־נְדִיבִֽים׃
- LXX-Br
- Ἀσεβὴς ὁ λέγων βασιλεῖ, παρανομεῖς, ἀσεβέστατε τοῖς ἄρχουσιν.
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Cross-references most cited first
- Exodus 22:28You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
- Romans 13:7Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
- Proverbs 17:26It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
- Acts 23:3Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.”
- Acts 23:5“Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”
- Jude 1:8Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.
- 2 Peter 2:10Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
- 1 Peter 2:17Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
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