Job 35:6

If thou hast sinned, what effectest thou against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

American Standard Version

In The King James Version

If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

In Context

5Look unto the heavens, and see; And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.

7If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? Or what receiveth he of thy hand?

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Cross References

Job 7:20If I have sinned, what do I unto thee, O thou watcher of men? Why hast thou set me as a mark for thee, So that I am a burden to myself?

Proverbs 9:12If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.

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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