Job 35:3
That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? [And], What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
In Context
2Thinkest thou this to be [thy] right, [Or] sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God`s,
4I will answer thee, And thy companions with thee.
Cross References
Job 9:21I am perfect; I regard not myself; I despise my life.
Job 10:15If I be wicked, woe unto me; And if I be righteous, yet shall I not lift up my head; Being filled with ignominy, And looking upon mine affliction.
Job 31:2For what is the portion from God above, And the heritage from the Almighty on high?
Psalms 73:13Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, And washed my hands in innocency;
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 →