Job 22:2 - King James 2000

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

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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?

Job 22:2 Tagairtí Cros

Job 21:15

What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

Job 22:1

Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

Job 22:3

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that you are righteous? or is it gain to him, that you make your ways blameless?

Job 7:17

What is man, that you should magnify him? and that you should set your heart upon him?

Psalm 16:2

O my soul, you have said unto the LORD, You are my Lord: my goodness reaches not to you;

Proverbs 9:12

If you are wise, you shall be wise for yourself: but if you scoff, you alone shall bear it.

Matthew 5:29

And if your right eye causes you to offend, pluck it out, and cast it from you: for it is better for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be cast into hell.

Luke 17:10

So likewise you, when you shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

Acts 17:25

Neither is worshiped with men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he gives to all life, and breath, and all things;

Deuteronomy 10:13

To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command you this day for your good?