Job 35:7
If thou art righteous, what canst thou give unto him? Or what, at thy hand, can he accept?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?
In Context
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:14And yet, who am, I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer willingly like this? for, from thee, is the whole, and, out of thine own hand, have we given unto thee;
Psalms 16:2Thou hast said unto Yahweh, My Lord, art thou! My goodness, mounteth not unto thee.
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 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 →