Job 35:3

For you ask, 'What use is it to me?' 1 and, 'Would I be better off if I had sinned?' 1

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For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?

In Context

2“Do you think this is just 1 when you say, 'My right before God'? 1

4I will answer you, 1 both you and your friends. 1

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Cross References

Job 9:21I am blameless, but I do not care any more about myself; 1 I despise my own life. 1

Job 10:15If I have acted wickedly, woe to me; 1 and even if I acted righteously, 1 I could not lift up my head, 1 since I am filled with disgrace— 1 see my affliction!

Job 31:2For what is the portion from God above, 1 the inheritance from the Almighty on high? 1

Psalms 73:13Surely it is in vain that I have guarded my heart 1 and washed my hands in innocence. 1

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 →

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