Job 22:3

New International Version

What pleasure would it give the Almighty if you were righteous? What would he gain if your ways were blameless?

Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:17

I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity. All these things I have given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you.

Job 21:15

Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain by praying to him?’

Job 22:2

“Can a man be of benefit to God? Can even a wise person benefit him?

Job 22:4

“Is it for your piety that he rebukes you and brings charges against you?

Job 34:9

For he says, ‘There is no profit in trying to please God.’

Job 35:7

If you are righteous, what do you give to him, or what does he receive from your hand?

Psalm 119:59

I have considered my ways and have turned my steps to your statutes.

Psalm 39:1

I said, “I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth while in the presence of the wicked.”

Proverbs 11:1

The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him.

Proverbs 11:20

The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse, but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.

Proverbs 12:22

The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.

Proverbs 15:8

The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

Proverbs 9:12

If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.

Malachi 2:17

You have wearied the Lord with your words. “How have we wearied him?” you ask. By saying, “All who do evil are good in the eyes of the Lord, and he is pleased with them” or “Where is the God of justice?”

Acts 24:16

So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.

Philippians 4:18

I have received full payment and have more than enough. I am amply supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God.