Job 22:2
Unto GOD, can a man act as friend? Surely a discreet man befriendeth himself!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 responded Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:—
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:13to keep the commandments of Yahweh and his statutes, which I am commanding thee to-day,—for thy good?
Job 35:6If thou sinnest, what canst thou work against him? Or, if thy transgressions be multiplied, what canst thou do unto him?
Psalms 16:2Thou hast said unto Yahweh, My Lord, art thou! My goodness, mounteth not unto thee.
Proverbs 4:7The principal thing, is wisdom, acquire thou wisdom, With all thine acquisition, acquire thou understanding.
Ecclesiastes 7:11Good is wisdom, with an inheritance,—and a profit, to such as see the sun.
Luke 17:10Thus, ye also, when ye have done all the things enjoined upon you, say—Unprofitable servants, are we,—What we were bound to do, we have done!
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 →