What does the Bible say about how a man should be just with God?

In Job 9:2, Job questions how a man can be just with God, recognizing God's inflexible holiness and humanity's sinfulness. The answer provided in Scripture is that justification comes through God's grace alone, not by any deeds of the law, as we are unable to keep it perfectly. Romans 3:24 asserts that we are 'justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.' Furthermore, justification is also attained through faith in Christ (Romans 3:28), signifying that it is not our works but our trust in Him that brings righteousness. Lastly, the new birth is essential for justification, as taught in Job 14:4, which emphasizes that clean cannot come from the unclean, implying that we need a transformation to be justified before God.