Key Verse Spotlight
Job 34:10 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, {that he should do} wickedness; and {from} the Almighty, {that he should commit} iniquity. {men...: Heb. men of heart}”
Job 34:10
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, {that he should do} wickedness; and {from} the Almighty, {that he should commit} iniquity. {men...: Heb. men of heart}
For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to {his} ways.
Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
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