Job 35:8
Unto a man like thyself, might thy lawlessness [reach], and, unto a son of the earth-born, thy righteousness.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.
In Context
7If thou art righteous, what canst thou give unto him? Or what, at thy hand, can he accept?
Cross References
Genesis 12:2That I may make thee into a great nation, And bless thee and make great thy name, And become thou a blessing;
Genesis 19:29And it came to pass when God destroyed the cities of the circuit, that God remembered Abraham, and sent forth Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities wherein Lot had dwelt.
Joshua 22:20Did not, Achan son of Zerah, commit an act of treachery, with a devoted thing, and, upon all the assembly of Israel, came wrath,—so that not, he—one man alone, died in his iniquity.
Psalms 106:23Then would he have bidden to destroy them,—had not Moses his chosen, stood in the breach before him, To turn back his wrath from destroying.
Ecclesiastes 9:18Better is wisdom, than weapons of war,—but, one sinner, may destroy much good.
Jonah 1:12And he said unto them, Take me up, and hurl me into the sea, that the sea may cease raging over you,—for I do know that, for my sake, is this great tempest upon you.
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 →