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Job 22:2

Job 22:2 is verse 2 of Job chapter 22, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

“Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him?

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King James Version

Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?

World English Bible

“Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.

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Job 22:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

2 “Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him?

3 Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?

4 Is it for your reverence that He rebukes you and enters into judgment against you?

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Job 35:6

If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him?

Job 35:7

If you are righteous, what do you give Him, or what does He receive from your hand?

Job 35:8

Your wickedness affects only a man like yourself, and your righteousness only a son of man.

Psalms 16:2

I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”

Luke 17:10

So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”

Job 21:15

Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’

Deuteronomy 10:13

and to keep the commandments and statutes of the LORD that I am giving you this day for your own good?

Proverbs 3:13

Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,

Proverbs 3:14

for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.

Proverbs 3:15

She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.

Proverbs 3:16

Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.

Proverbs 3:17

All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.

Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.

Proverbs 4:7

Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.

Proverbs 4:8

Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.

Proverbs 4:9

She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of beauty.”

Proverbs 9:12

If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.

Ecclesiastes 7:11

Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.

Ecclesiastes 7:12

For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.

Matthew 5:29

If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

Galatians 6:7

Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.

Galatians 6:8

The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

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