Job 22:2
“Can a man be useful to God? 1 Can a wise man be useful to him? 1
Unlocked Literal 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, 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:13to keep the commandments of Yahweh, and his statutes, which I am commanding you today for your own good?
Job 35:6If you have sinned, what harm do you do to God? 1 If your transgressions pile up high, what do you do to him? 1
Psalms 16:2I say to Yahweh, “You are my Lord; my goodness is nothing apart from you. 1
Proverbs 4:7Wisdom is the most important thing, so acquire wisdom 1 and spend all you own so you can get understanding. 1
Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good. 2 It benefits those who see the sun. 1
Luke 17:10Even so you also, when you have done everything that you are commanded, should say, 'We are unworthy servants. We have only done what we ought 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 →