Job 35:3
For thou askest, “What advantage have I? What have I gained, more than if I had sinned?”
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2Dost thou then think this to be right? Thou hast said, “I am more righteous than God.”
4I will answer thee, And thy companions with thee.
Cross References
Job 9:21Though I were innocent, I would not care for myself; I would despise my life.
Job 10:15If I am wicked,—then woe unto me! Yet if righteous, I dare not lift up my head; I am full of confusion, beholding my affliction.
Job 31:2For what is the portion appointed by God from above, And the inheritance allotted by the Almighty from on high?
Psalms 73:13Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain; In vain have I washed my hands in innocence.
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 →