Job 34:17
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17 Shall one who hates justice govern?
Will you condemn one who is righteous and mighty,(A)
Job 40:8
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8 Will you even put me in the wrong?
Will you condemn me that you may be justified?(A)
2 Samuel 23:3
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3 The God of Israel has spoken;
the Rock of Israel has said to me:
“One who rules over people justly,
ruling in the fear of God,(A)
Romans 9:14
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14 What then are we to say? Is there injustice on God’s part? By no means!(A)
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Genesis 18:25
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25 Far be it from you to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”(A)
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Romans 3:5-7
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5 But if our injustice serves to confirm the justice of God, what should we say? That God is unjust to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.)(A) 6 By no means! For then how could God judge the world? 7 But if through my falsehood God’s truthfulness abounds to his glory, why am I still being judged as a sinner?
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Job 1:22
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22 In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrongdoing.(A)
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2 Samuel 19:21
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21 Abishai son of Zeruiah answered, “Shall not Shimei be put to death for this because he cursed the Lord’s anointed?”(A)
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