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Job 22:3
3What pleasure would it give the Almighty if you were righteous? What would he gain if your ways were blameless?
Job 22:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are in the right, or is it gain to him if you make your ways blameless?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or is it gain to Him that you make your ways blameless?
- New Living Translation (NLT)Is it any advantage to the Almighty if you are righteous? Would it be any gain to him if you were perfect?
Context of Job 22:3
1Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied: 2“Can a man be of benefit to God? Can even a wise person benefit him? What pleasure would it give the Almighty if you were righteous? What would he gain if your ways were blameless? 4“Is it for your piety that he rebukes you and brings charges against you? 5Is not your wickedness great? Are not your sins endless?
Read all of Job 22Job 22:3 word by word
הַחֵ֣פֶץ לְ֭שַׁדַּי כִּ֣י תִצְדָּ֑ק וְאִם־בֶּ֝֗צַע כִּֽי־תַתֵּ֥ם דְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 22:3
- 1 Chronicles 29:17I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity. All these things I have given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you.
- Psalms 147:10His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
- Proverbs 11:1The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him.
- Proverbs 12:22The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.
- Proverbs 15:8The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
- Malachi 2:17You have wearied the Lord with your words. “How have we wearied him?” you ask. By saying, “All who do evil are good in the eyes of the Lord, and he is pleased with them” or “Where is the God of justice?”
- Philippians 4:18I have received full payment and have more than enough. I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.
- Job 23:10But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
- Psalms 39:1I said, “I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth while in the presence of the wicked.”
- Psalms 119:3they do no wrong but follow his ways.
- Acts 24:16So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man.
- 2 Corinthians 7:1Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.
Commentaries on Job 22:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Is it any pleasure to the Almighty - Infinite in his perfections, he can neither gain nor lose by the wickedness or righteousness of men.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that thou art righteous? - This is the same sentiment which was advanced in the previous verse. The meaning is, that it can be no advantage to God that a man is righteous. He is not dependent on man for happiness, and cannot be deterred from dealing justly with him because he is in danger of losing anything. In this sense, it is true. God “has” pleasure in holiness wherever it is, and is pleased when people are…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3Eliphaz did not understand that God would delight in Job’s right relationship with him, just as God does with every righteous person (1:8; 2:3; 1 Chronicles 29:17; Psalms 147:10–11; Proverbs 11:1, 20; 12:22). God would also benefit from Job’s steady faith, which exposed the lie in Satan’s challenge (Job 1:9–12; 2:4–6). Job firmly claimed that he was blameless (23:10–12). God said the same thing (1:1, 8; 2:3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. pleasure--accession of happiness; God has pleasure in man's righteousness (Psa 45:7), but He is not dependent on man's character for His happiness.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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