Job 22:2

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

““Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.”

— WEB

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

— KJV

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

— ASV

Luke 17:10 "Even so you also, when you have done all the things that are commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy servants. We have done our duty.’”"
Galatians 6:7-8 "Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap."
Job 35:6-8 "If you have sinned, what effect do you have against him? If your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?"
Proverbs 3:13-18 "Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding."
Psalms 16:2 "My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”"
Job 21:15 "What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What profit should we have, if we pray to him?’"
Matthew 5:29 "If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your memb…"
Ecclesiastes 7:11-12 "Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun."

as he that is wise--rather, yea the pious man profiteth himself. So "understanding" or "wise"--pious (Dan 12:3, Dan 12:10; Psa 14:2) [MICHAELIS].

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