Job 35:2 · KJV
“Thinkest thou this to be right, {that} thou saidst, My righteousness {is} more than God's?”
— Job 35:2
Elihu spake moreover, and said,
For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? {and}, What profit shall I have, {if I be cleansed} from my sin? {if...: or, by it more than by my sin}
Job 35 — Context
Elihu spake moreover, and said,
2Thinkest thou this to be right, {that} thou saidst, My righteousness {is} more than God's?
3For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? {and}, What profit shall I have, {if I be cleansed} from my sin? {if...: or, by it more than by my sin}
4I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee. {answer...: Heb. return to thee words}
Cross References
Matthew 12:36-37
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Job 27:2-6
{As} God liveth, {who} hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, {who} hath vexed my soul; {vexed...: Heb. made my soul bitter}
Job 40:8
Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
Job 16:17
Not for {any} injustice in mine hands: also my prayer {is} pure.
Job 10:7
Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and {there is} none that can deliver out of thine hand. {Thou...: Heb. It is upon thy knowledge}
Job 34:5
For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
Job 19:6-7
Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
Job 9:17
For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.