Job 35:2

Thinkest thou this to be thy right, or sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God’s,

Revised Version 1895

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 answered and said,

3That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?

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Cross References

Job 9:17For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.

Job 16:17Although there is no violence in mine hands, and my prayer is pure.

Job 27:2As God liveth, who hath taken away my right; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;

Job 34:5For Job hath said, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my right:

Matthew 12:36And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the 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 →

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