Job 22:2
May a man be profitable vnto God, as he that is wise, may be profitable to himselfe?
Geneva Bible 1599
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 sayde,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:13That thou keepe the commandements of the Lord, and his ordinances, which I commaund thee this day, for thy wealth?
Job 35:6If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him, yea, when thy sinnes be many, what doest thou vnto him?
Psalms 16:2O my soule, thou hast sayd vnto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my weldoing extendeth not to thee,
Proverbs 4:7Wisedome is the beginning: get wisedome therefore: and aboue all thy possession get vnderstanding.
Ecclesiastes 7:11Be not thou of an hastie spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosome of fooles.
Luke 17:10So likewise yee, when yee haue done all those things, which are commanded you, say, We are vnprofitable seruants: wee haue done that which was our duetie to doe.
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 →