Job 35:8
Thy wickedness concerneth a man as thou art; and thy righteousness a son of man.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.
In Context
7If thou be righteous, what givest thou Him? Or what receiveth He of thy hand?
Cross References
Genesis 12:2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing.
Genesis 19:29And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the Plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when He overthrew the cities in which Lot dwelt.
Joshua 22:20Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass concerning the devoted thing, and wrath fell upon all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.'
Psalms 106:23Therefore He said that He would destroy them, had not Moses His chosen stood before Him in the breach, to turn back His wrath, lest He should destroy them.
Ecclesiastes 9:18Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroyeth much good.
Jonah 1:12And he said unto them: 'Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you; for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.'
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 →