Job 22:2 - The Scriptures 2009

² “Would a strong man be of use to Ěl? Even he who is wise be of use to Him?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² Can a man be profitable unto God, As he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he that is wise is profitable to himself. [Ps. 16:2; Luke 17:10.]

American Standard Version (1901)

² Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.

Common English Bible

² Can a human being be useful to God? Can an intelligent person bring profit?

Catholic Public Domain Version

² Can man be compared with God, even if he were perfect in knowledge?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² Can man be compared with God, even though he were of perfect knowledge?

Job 22:2 Cross References

Job 21:15

Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? And what profit do we have if we pray to Him?’

Job 22:1

And Eliphaz the Tĕmanite answered and said,

Job 22:3

Is it a delight to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or gain, that you make your ways perfect?

Job 7:17

What is man, that You should make him great, that You should set Your heart on him,

Psalm 16:2

I have said to יהוה, “You are יהוה, I have no good beside You.”

Proverbs 9:12

If you have become wise, You have become wise for yourself, And if you have scoffed, You alone bear it.

Matthew 5:29

And if your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is better for you that one of your members perish, than for your entire body to be thrown into GĕHinnom.

Luke 17:10

“So also you, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants, we have done what was our duty to do.’ ”

Acts 17:25

Nor is He served with men’s hands – as if needing any – Himself giving to all life, and breath, and all else.

Deuteronomy 10:13

to guard the commands of יהוה and His laws which I command you today for your good?