Job 22:3 · KJV
“{Is it} any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or {is it} gain {to him}, that thou makest thy ways perfect?”
— Job 22:3
Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? {as he...: or, if he may be profitable, doth his good success depend thereon?}
Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
Job 22 — Context
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? {as he...: or, if he may be profitable, doth his good success depend thereon?}
3{Is it} any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or {is it} gain {to him}, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
4Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
5{Is} not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?
Cross References
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked {is} an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright {is} his delight.
2 Corinthians 7:1
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips {are} abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly {are} his delight.
Psalms 147:10-11
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
Proverbs 11:1
A false balance {is} abomination to the LORD: but a just weight {is} his delight. {A false...: Heb. Balances of deceit} {just...: Heb. perfect stone}
Psalms 119:3-6
They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.
Proverbs 11:20
They that are of a froward heart {are} abomination to the LORD: but {such as are} upright in {their} way {are} his delight.
Acts 24:16
And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and {toward} men.