Job 22:2
Can a man, then, profit God? Behold, the wise man profiteth himself.
Noyes 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 answered and said:
Cross References
Job 35:6If thou sinnest, what doest thou against Him? If thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou to him?
Psalms 16:2I have said to Jehovah, Thou art my Lord; I have no happiness beyond thee!
Proverbs 4:7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore gain wisdom, And with all thy gain, gain understanding.
Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom is as good as an estate? yea, it hath an advantage over it for them that see the sun.
Luke 17:10So also do ye, when ye have done all that hath been commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were bound to do.
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 →