Job 22:2
“Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
World Messianic 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,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:13to keep the LORD’s commandments and statutes, which I command you today for your good?
Job 35:6If you have sinned, what effect do you have against him? If your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?
Psalms 16:2My soul, you have said to the LORD, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”
Proverbs 4:7Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.
Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.
Luke 17:10Even so you also, when you have done all the things that are commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy servants. We have done our duty.’”
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 →