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Job 34:31
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Job 34:31
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“Suppose someone says to God, ‘I am guilty but will offend no more.
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Job 34:31 in Other Translations
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Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
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"For has anyone said to God, 'I have borne punishment; I will not offend any more;
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“Why don’t people say to God, ‘I have sinned, but I will sin no more’?
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"So why don't you simply confess to God? Say, 'I sinned, but I'll sin no more.
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Suppose someone says to God, "I have endured [my punishment]; I will no [longer] act wickedly.
Job 34:31 In-Context
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But if he remains silent, who can condemn him? If he hides his face, who can see him? Yet he is over individual and nation alike,
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to keep the godless from ruling, from laying snares for the people.
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“Suppose someone says to God, ‘I am guilty but will offend no more.
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Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do so again.’
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Should God then reward you on your terms, when you refuse to repent? You must decide, not I; so tell me what you know.
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Psalms 51:5
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Luke 15:21
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Romans 7:24
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1 John 1:8,10
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