Job 34:12
Good News Translation
Almighty God does not do evil; he is never unjust to anyone.

New Revised Standard Version
Of a truth, God will not do wickedly, and the Almighty will not pervert justice.

Contemporary English Version
and he is never unfair.

New American Bible
Surely, God cannot act wickedly, the Almighty cannot pervert justice.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For in very deed God will not condemn without cause, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

For in very deed God will not condemn without cause, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.

surely

Psalm 11:7 He shall rain snares upon sinners: fire and brimstone, and storms of winds, shall be the portion of their cup. [8] For the Lord is just, and hath loved justice: his countenance hath beheld righteousness.

Psalm 145:17 The Lord is just in all his ways: and holy in all his works.

Habakkuk 1:12,13 Wast thou not from the beginning, O Lord my God, my holy one, and we shall not die? Lord, thou hast appointed him for judgment: and made him strong for correction. . . .

pervert

Job 8:3 Doth God pervert judgment, or doth the Almighty overthrow that which is just?

Context
Elihu Confirms God's Justice
11For he will render to a man his work, and according to the ways of every one he will reward them. 12For in very deed God will not condemn without cause, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.13What other hath he appointed over the earth? or whom hath he set over the world which he made?…
Cross References
Job 8:3
Doth God pervert judgment, or doth the Almighty overthrow that which is just?

Job 34:10
Therefore, ye men of understanding, hear me: far from God be wickedness, and iniquity from the Almighty.

Job 34:11
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