Job 35:2
Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?
King James Version
In Context
1Elihu spake moreover, and said,
Cross References
Job 9:17For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
Job 16:17Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.
Job 27:2As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
Job 34:5For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
Matthew 12:36But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
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 →