Job 22:5

and not because of your many evil deeds and your infinite unfairness?

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In The King James Version

Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?

In Context

4Will he reprove you and take you to judgment for being afraid,

6For you have taken away the collateral of your brothers without cause, and stripped them naked of their clothing.

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Cross References

Job 11:6so that he might reveal to you the secrets of wisdom, and how intricate his law is, and that you would understand how much less he requires of you than your iniquity deserves.

Job 15:5For your iniquity has mislead your mouth, and you imitate the tongue of blasphemers.

Job 21:27Surely, I know your thoughts and your sinful judgments against me.

Job 32:2And Eliu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram, was angry and indignant. But he was angry against Job because he described himself to be just in the presence of God.

Matthew Henry on Job 22:2-5

Third Address of Eliphaz. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, 2 Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? 3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect? 4 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment? Eliphaz here insinuates that, because Job complained so much of his afflictions, he thought God was unjust in afflicting him; but it was a… Read the whole commentary →

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