Job 34:12

12 Truly God will never do wrong; the Almighty will never twist what is right.

Job 34:12 Meaning and Commentary

Job 34:12

Yea, surely God will not do wickedly
This truth is repeated and affirmed in the strongest manner; or "will not condemn", as the Vulgate Latin version, and so the Targum, that is, he will not condemn the righteous; for, though he may afflict them, which is done that they may not be condemned with the world, he will not condemn them; for there is no condemnation to them that are in Christ; his righteousness, by which they are justified, secures them from all condemnation;

neither will the Almighty pervert judgment:
pronounce a wrong sentence, decline the execution of justice, swerve from the rule of it, or do a wrong thing; for he punishes wherever he finds it, either in the sinner or his surety; and his punishing it in his Son, as the surety of his people, is the strongest proof of his punitive justice that can be given: nor does he neglect to chastise his people for sin, though satisfied for; so far is he from conniving at sin, and still further from committing it; see (See Gill on Job 8:2).

Job 34:12 In-Context

10 "So listen to me, you who can understand. God can never do wrong! It is impossible for the Almighty to do evil.

11 God pays a person back for what he has done and gives him what his actions deserve.

12 Truly God will never do wrong; the Almighty will never twist what is right.

13 No one chose God to rule over the earth or put him in charge of the whole world.

14 If God should decide to take away life and breath,