Job 22:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Does your living right benefit him? Does God All-Powerful gain anything if you follow him?

Cross References

2 Corinthians 7:1

Dear friends, we have these promises from God. So we should make ourselves pure—free from anything that makes our body or our soul unclean. Our respect for God should make us try to be completely holy in the way we live.

Acts 24:16

This is why I always try to do what I believe is right before God and before everyone.

Malachi 2:17

You have taught wrong things, and it makes the Lord very sad. People were doing evil things, but you said that this pleased the Lord and that he accepted those things. And you taught that God does not punish people for the evil they do.

Proverbs 15:8

The Lord hates the offerings of the wicked, but he is happy to hear the prayers of those who live right.

Proverbs 12:22

The Lord hates people who tell lies, but he is pleased with those who tell the truth.

Proverbs 11:20

The Lord hates those who love to do evil, but he is pleased with those who try to do right.

Proverbs 11:1

The Lord hates false scales, but he loves accurate weights.

Psalm 119:59

I thought very carefully about my life, and I decided to follow your rules.

Psalm 39:1

I said, “I will be careful about what I say. I will not let my tongue cause me to sin. I will keep my mouth closed when I am around wicked people.”

1 Chronicles 29:17

My God, I know that you test people, and that you are happy when people do what is right. I gladly give you all these things with a pure, honest heart. I see your people gathered here, and I see that they are happy about giving these things to you.

Philippians 4:18

I have everything I need. I have even more than I need. I have all I need because Epaphroditus brought your gift to me. Your gift is like a sweet-smelling sacrifice offered to God. God accepts that sacrifice and it pleases him.

Job 22:2

“Does God need our help? Even the wisest of us is not really useful to him.

Job 22:4

Why does God blame and punish you? Is it because you worship him?

Job 35:7

And if you are good, that does not help God. He gets nothing from you.

Job 21:15

And they say, ‘Who is God All-Powerful? We don’t need to serve him! It will not help to pray to him!’

Job 34:9

I know this because he says, ‘You will gain nothing if you try to please God.’

Proverbs 9:12

If you become wise, it will be for your own good. If you are rude and show no respect, you are the one who will suffer.