Job 22:2
“Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him?
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
In Context
1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
3Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:13and to keep the commandments and statutes of the LORD that I am giving you this day for your own good?
Job 35:6If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him?
Psalms 16:2I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
Proverbs 4:7Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.
Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.
Luke 17:10So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”
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 →