Job 22:5
And not for thy manifold wickedness, and thy infinite iniquities?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?
In Context
4Shall he reprove thee for fear, and come with thee into judgment:
Cross References
Job 11:6That he might shew thee the secrets of wisdom, and that his law is manifold, and thou mightest understand that he exacteth much less of thee, than thy iniquity deserveth.
Job 15:5For thy iniquity hath taught thy mouth, and thou imitatest the tongue of blasphemers.
Job 21:27Surely I know your thoughts, and your unjust judgments against me.
Job 32:2And Eliu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram, was angry and was moved to indignation : now he was angry against Job, because he said he was just before God.
Psalms 19:12For thy servant keepeth them, and in keeping them there is a great reward.
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 →