Job 34:4

Job 34:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let us choose what is right; let us know among ourselves what is good.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let us choose justice for ourselves; Let us know among ourselves what is good.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So let us discern for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.

Context of Job 34:4

2“Hear my words, you wise men; listen to me, you men of learning. 3For the ear tests words as the tongue tastes food. Let us discern for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good. 5“Job says, ‘I am innocent, but God denies me justice. 6Although I am right, I am considered a liar; although I am guiltless, his arrow inflicts an incurable wound.’

Job 34:4 word by word

מִשְׁפָּ֥ט נִבְחֲרָה־לָּ֑נוּ נֵדְעָ֖ה בֵינֵ֣ינוּ מַה־טּֽוֹב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let us chooseבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
• to us judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justiceH4941
• let us knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896

Cross-references for Job 34:4

• Job 34:36Oh, that Job might be tested to the utmost for answering like a wicked man!
• Judges 19:30Everyone who saw it was saying to one another, “Such a thing has never been seen or done, not since the day the Israelites came up out of Egypt. Just imagine! We must do something! So speak up!”
• Judges 20:7Now, all you Israelites, speak up and tell me what you have decided to do.”
• 1 Corinthians 6:2Or do you not know that the Lord’s people will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?
• Galatians 2:11When Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:21but test them all; hold on to what is good,
• Isaiah 11:2The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—
• John 7:24Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.”
• Romans 12:2Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Commentaries on Job 34:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Let us choose to us judgment - Let us not seek the applause of men, nor contend for victory. Let our aim be to obtain correct views and notions of all things; and let us labor to find out what is good.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Let us choose to us judgment - That is, let us examine and explore what is true and right. Amidst the conflicting opinions, and the sentiments which have been advanced, let us find out what will abide the test of close investigation.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4ear tests … mouth tastes: Elihu repeated Job’s earlier complaint about the other counselors’ weak argument that, "Wisdom is found with the elderly" (12:11–12; see 6:30; Hebrews 5:14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. judgment--Let us select among the conflicting sentiments advanced, what will stand the test of examination.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 34:4

• Prudence

In the dictionaries

• Chastisement
• Choose
• Dust
• Elihu
• Fit

Commentaries on Job 34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings