Job 35:7
If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?
King James Version
In Context
8Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:14But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
Psalms 16:2O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
Luke 17:10So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.
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 →