Job 35:2
This hast thou reckoned for judgment: Thou hast said — 'My righteousness [is] more than God's?'
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?
In Context
1And Elihu answereth and saith: —
3For thou sayest, 'What doth it profit Thee! What do I profit from my sin?'
Cross References
Job 9:17Because with a tempest He bruiseth me, And hath multiplied my wounds for nought.
Job 16:17Not for violence in my hands, And my prayer [is] pure.
Job 27:2God liveth! He turned aside my judgment, And the Mighty — He made my soul bitter.
Job 34:5For Job hath said, 'I have been righteous, And God hath turned aside my right,
Matthew 12:36'And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning 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 →