Job 35:2
This, dost thou think to be right? Thou hast said—My righteousness is more than GOD’S.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?
In Context
1Moreover Elihu, responded and said:—
3For thou dost say, How can one profit by thee? How can I benefit, more than by my sin?
Cross References
Job 9:17For, with a tempest, would he fall upon me, and would multiply my wounds without need;
Job 16:17Though no violence was in my hands, and, my prayer, was pure.
Job 27:2As GOD liveth who hath taken away my right, even the Almighty, who hath embittered my soul;
Job 34:5For Job hath said—I am righteous, But, GOD, hath turned away my right;
Matthew 12:36But I say unto you, That, every useless expression that men shall utter, they shall render, concerning it, an account, in a 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 →