Job 22:3
Is it a pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous; Or a gain to him, that thou walkest uprightly?
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2Can a man, then, profit God? Behold, the wise man profiteth himself.
4Will he contend with thee because he feareth thee? Will he enter with thee into judgment?
Cross References
Job 23:10But he knoweth the way which is in my heart; When he trieth me, I shall come forth as gold.
Psalms 39:1“A psalm of David. For the leader of the music of the Jeduthunites.” I said, I will take heed to my ways, That I may not sin with my tongue; I will keep my mouth with a bridle, While the wicked is before me.
Psalms 119:59I think on my ways, And turn my feet to thy statutes;
Proverbs 9:12If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou art a scoffer, thou alone must bear it.”
Proverbs 11:20The perverse in heart are the abomination of the LORD; But the upright in their way are his delight.
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 →