Job 35:7

Furthermore, if you act justly, what will you give him, or what will he receive from your hand?

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In The King James Version

If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?

In Context

6If you sin, how will it hurt him? And if your iniquities are multiplied, what will you do against him?

8Your impiety may hurt a man who is like you, though your justice may help the son of the man.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:14Who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to promise all these things to you? All is yours. And so the things that we received from your hand, we have given to you.

Psalms 16:2Let my judgment proceed from your presence. Let your eyes behold fairness.

Luke 17:10I think not. So too, when you have done all these things that have been taught to you, you should say: ‘We are useless servants. We have done what we should have done.’”

Matthew Henry on Job 35:2-9

The Address of Elihu. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Elihu spake moreover, and said, 2 Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's? 3 For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin? 4 I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee. 5 Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou. 6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou… Read the whole commentary →

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