Job 22:5
Hath not thy wickedness been great? Have not thine iniquities been numberless?
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?
In Context
4Will he contend with thee because he feareth thee? Will he enter with thee into judgment?
6For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother unjustly, And stripped the poor of their clothing.
Cross References
Job 11:6That he would show thee the secrets of his wisdom,—His wisdom, which is unsearchable! Then shouldst thou know that God forgiveth thee many of thine iniquities.
Job 15:5Yea, thy own mouth proclaimeth thy iniquity, Though thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
Job 21:27Behold, I know your thoughts, And the devices by which ye wrong me.
Job 32:2Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu, the son of Barachel, the Buzite, of the family of Ram; against Job was his wrath kindled, because he accounted himself righteous rather than God.
Psalms 19:12Who knoweth his own offences? Oh, cleanse thou me from secret faults!
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 →