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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Job 22:3 Parallel: Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?</title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/parallel/job/22-3.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new5.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/job/22-3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmstr/job/22-3.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="http://biblehub.com/tools.htm">Parallel</a> > Job 22:3</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../job/22-2.htm" title="Job 22:2">◄</a> Job 22:3 <a href="../job/22-4.htm" title="Job 22:4">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#classic" class="clickchap2" title="Classic Translations"> CLA </a> <a href="#literal" class="clickchap2" title="Literal Translations"> LIT </a> <a href="#catholic" class="clickchap2" title="Catholic Translations"> CAT </a> <a href="#aramaic" class="clickchap2" title="Translations from Aramaic"> ARA </a> <a href="#strongs" class="clickchap2" title="Parallel Strong's"> STR </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><b>Modern Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />What pleasure would it give the Almighty if you were righteous? What would he gain if your ways were blameless?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Is it any advantage to the Almighty if you are righteous? Would it be any gain to him if you were perfect?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are in the right, or is it gain to him if you make your ways blameless?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/22.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Is <i>it any</i> pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous, Or gain if you make your ways blameless?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />"Is there any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous, Or profit if you make your ways perfect?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Is there any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous, Or profit if you make your ways perfect?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Is it any pleasure <i>or</i> joy to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or is it of benefit to Him that you make your ways perfect?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Does it delight the Almighty if you are righteous? Does he profit if you perfect your behavior?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Does it delight the Almighty if you are righteous? Does He profit if you perfect your behavior? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you were completely sinless, that would still mean nothing to God All-Powerful. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Does your doing right benefit God, or does your being good help him at all? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Is the Almighty pleased when you are righteous? Does he gain anything when you follow the path of integrity?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Will it please the Almighty if you are innocent, or does he profit if your life is blameless?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Is it of any special benefit to the Almighty that you should be righteous, or is it any gain to him that you make your ways blameless? </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>Is it</i> any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or <i>is it</i> gain <i>to him</i>, that thou makest thy ways perfect?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>Is it</i> any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or <i>is it</i> gain <i>to Him</i> that you make your ways blameless?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/job/22.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that you are righteous? or is it gain to him, that you make your ways blameless?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Is it any pleasure to Shaddai, that you are righteous? Or does it benefit him, that you make your ways perfect?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that you are righteous? Or does it benefit him, that you make your ways perfect?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/job/22.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that you are righteous? or is it gain to him, that you make your ways perfect?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain to him , that thou makest thy ways perfect?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/job/22.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br /><i>Is it</i> any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous, or is it a gain <i>to Him</i> that you make your ways blameless?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/job/22.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if thou art righteous? And is it gain [to him] that thou makest thy ways perfect?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/job/22.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Is it any thing vnto the Almightie, that thou art righteous? or is it profitable to him, that thou makest thy wayes vpright?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/job/22.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />Is it any aduauntage to the almightie that thou art righteous? or shall it profite him that thou makest thy wayes perfect?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/job/22.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />What pleasure hath God in yt thou art rightuous? Or what doth it profite him, yt thy waies are perfecte?</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Is it a delight to the Mighty One "" That you are righteous? Is it gain, "" That you make your ways perfect?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Is it a delight to the Mighty One That thou art righteous? is it gain, That thou makest perfect thy ways?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Did it please to the Almighty that thou wilt be just? and if gain if thou wilt perfect thy ways?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />What doth it profit God if thou be just? or what dost thou give him if thy way be unspotted? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />What advantage is it to God, if you were just? Or what do you provide for him, if your way should be immaculate?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And what is the gain that you perfect your ways from your fear?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />What do you profit by trying to make it seem that your ways are perfect because you are afraid?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Is it any advantage to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain to Him, that thou makest thy ways blameless?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For what matters it to the Lord, if thou wert blameless in <i>thy</i> works? or is it profitable that thou shouldest perfect thy way?</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/job/22.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2656.htm" title="2656: ha·ḥê·p̄eṣ (Art:: N-ms) -- Delight, pleasure. From chaphets; pleasure; hence desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence a matter.">Does it delight</a> <a href="/hebrew/7706.htm" title="7706: lə·šad·day (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The Almighty. From shadad; the Almighty.">the Almighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6663.htm" title="6663: ṯiṣ·dāq (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To be just or righteous. A primitive root; to be right.">you are righteous?</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/1215.htm" title="1215: be·ṣa‘ (N-ms) -- Gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit. From batsa'; plunder; by extension, gain.">Does He profit</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">if</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: də·rā·ḵe·ḵā (N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">your ways</a> <a href="/hebrew/8552.htm" title="8552: ṯat·têm (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive.">are blameless?</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/job/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2656.htm" title="2656. chephets (khay'-fets) -- delight, pleasure">Is it a delight</a><a href="/hebrew/7706.htm" title="7706. Shadday (shad-dah'-ee) -- Almighty"> to the Mighty One</a><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588. kiy (kee) -- that, for, when"> That</a><a href="/hebrew/6663.htm" title="6663. tsadaq (tsaw-dak') -- to be just or righteous"> thou art righteous</a><a href="/hebrew/1215.htm" title="1215. betsa' (beh'-tsah) -- gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit">? is it gain</a><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588. kiy (kee) -- that, for, when">, That</a><a href="/hebrew/8552.htm" title="8552. tamam (taw-mam') -- to be complete or finished"> thou makest perfect</a><a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870. derek (deh'-rek) -- way, road, distance, journey, manner"> thy ways?</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/job/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2656.htm" title="חֵפֶץ ncmsa 2656">Does it delight</a> <a href="/hebrew/7706.htm" title="שַׁדַּי np 7706"> the <sup>•</sup>Almighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> if</a> <a href="/hebrew/6663.htm" title="צדק vqi2ms 6663"> you are righteous</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="הֲ Pg">?</a> <a href="/hebrew/1215.htm" title="בֶּצַע ncmsa 1215">Does He profit</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> if</a> <a href="/hebrew/8552.htm" title="תמם vhi2ms 8552"> you perfect</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="דֶּרֶךְ ncbpc 1870"> behavior</a>? </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/job/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2656.htm" title="2656. chephets (khay'-fets) -- delight, pleasure">"Is there any pleasure</a> <a href="/hebrew/7706b.htm" title="7706b">to the Almighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588. kiy (kee) -- that, for, when">if</a> <a href="/hebrew/6663.htm" title="6663. tsadaq (tsaw-dak') -- to be just or righteous">you are righteous,</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518. 'im (eem) -- if">Or</a> <a href="/hebrew/1215.htm" title="1215. betsa' (beh'-tsah) -- gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit">profit</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588. kiy (kee) -- that, for, when">if</a> <a href="/hebrew/8552.htm" title="8552. tamam (taw-mam') -- to be complete or finished">you make</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870. derek (deh'-rek) -- way, road, distance, journey, manner">your ways</a> <a href="/hebrew/8552.htm" title="8552. tamam (taw-mam') -- to be complete or finished">perfect?</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/job/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2656.htm" title="2656. chephets (khay'-fets) -- delight, pleasure">[Is it] any pleasure</a> <a href="/hebrew/7706.htm" title="7706. Shadday (shad-dah'-ee) -- Almighty">to the Almighty,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6663.htm" title="6663. tsadaq (tsaw-dak') -- to be just or righteous">that thou art righteous?</a> <a href="/hebrew/1215.htm" title="1215. betsa' (beh'-tsah) -- gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit">or [is it] gain</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870. derek (deh'-rek) -- way, road, distance, journey, manner">[to him], that thou makest thy ways</a> <a href="/hebrew/8552.htm" title="8552. tamam (taw-mam') -- to be complete or finished">perfect?</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../job/22-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 22:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 22:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../job/22-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 22:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 22:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>