Job 35:2
Dost thou then think this to be right? Thou hast said, “I am more righteous than God.”
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?
In Context
1Moreover Elihu proceeded, and said:
3For thou askest, “What advantage have I? What have I gained, more than if I had sinned?”
Cross References
Job 9:17He who falleth upon me with a tempest, And multiplieth my wounds without cause!
Job 16:17Yet is there no injustice in my bands. And my prayer hath been pure.
Job 27:2As God liveth, who hath rejected my cause, And the Almighty, who hath afflicted my soul;
Job 34:5Job hath said, “I am righteous, And God refuseth me justice.
Matthew 12:36And I say to you, that for every idle word that men shall speak, they will give account in the day of judgment.
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 →