Job 35:8

Easy To Read Version

Job, the good and bad things you do\par affect only other people like yourself.\par \{They do not help or hurt God.\}\par

Cross References

Genesis 12:2

I will build a great nation from you. I will bless you and make your name famous. People will use your name to bless other people.

Genesis 19:29

God destroyed the cities in the valley. But when God did this, he remembered Abraham {and did not destroy Abraham’s nephew}. Lot had been living among the cities in the valley. But God sent Lot away from there before he destroyed those cities.

Job 35:7

And Job, if you are good,\par that does not help God.\par God gets nothing from you.\par

Job 35:9

“If \{bad\} people are being hurt,\par then they will cry out for help.\par They go to powerful people\par and beg them to help them.\par

Job 42:8

So now Eliphaz, get seven bulls and seven rams. Take them to my servant Job. Kill them and offer them as a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will answer his prayer. Then I won’t give you the punishment that you deserve. You should be punished because you were very foolish. You didn’t say right things about me. But my servant Job said right things about me.”

Psalm 106:23

God wanted to destroy those people.\par But Moses, the man he chose,\par stopped him.\par God was very angry,\par but Moses blocked the way,\par so God did not destroy the people. {\cf2\super [558]} \par

Psalm 106:30

But Phinehas prayed {\cf2\super [562]} to God,\par and God stopped the sickness.\par

Ecclesiastes 9:18

Wisdom is better than swords and spears\par in war.\par But one foolish person {\cf2\super [38]} can destroy\par much good.\par

Jonah 1:12

Jonah said to the men, “I know I did wrong—that is why the storm came on the sea. So throw me into the sea, and the sea will become calm.”

Acts 27:24

God’s angel said, ‘Paul, don’t be afraid! You must stand before Caesar. {\cf2\super [515]} And God has given you this promise: He will save the lives of all those men sailing with you.’

Hebrews 11:7

Noah was warned by God about things that Noah could not yet see. But Noah had faith and respect for God. So Noah built a large boat to save his family. With his faith, Noah showed that the world was wrong. And Noah became one of those people who are made right with God through faith.

Joshua 22:20

“Remember the man named Achan son of Zerah. He refused to obey the command about things that must be destroyed. That one man broke God’s law, but all the people of Israel were punished. Achan died because of his sin. But also many other people died.”