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Job 13:10
Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Job addresses his three friends during a legal dispute, warning them that their arguments will face divine examination. He speaks directly to them about their conduct before God.
The words — The phrase תִּשָּׂאֽוּ פָּנִים (ti.sa.'U pa.Nim) literally means "you will lift up faces," an idiom for showing favoritism. Coupled with יוֹכִיחַ (yo.Khi.ach), meaning "he will rebuke," the text states God will confront this hidden bias.
The thread — James 2:9 states that showing favoritism constitutes sin and brings conviction under the law. Psalms 50:21 records God rebuking and accusing those who assume His silence mirrors their own nature, while Psalms 82:2 questions how long judges will show partiality to the wicked.
Why it lands — The text demands honest judgment without hidden bias, recognizing that divine scrutiny exposes concealed motives. It requires the listener to abandon deceptive arguments and face direct accountability.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.
Cross-references
- James 2:9 But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
- Psalms 50:21 You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face.
- Psalms 82:2 “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
- Job 42:7 After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.