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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 Standard 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="/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="/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 />&#8220Is 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="/lsb/job/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/msb/job/22.htm">Majority Standard 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="/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? <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="/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><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? <div class="vheading2"><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?<div class="vheading2"><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><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Does it please the Almighty that you are just? Does he gain if your ways are perfect? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous, or is it gain to him if you make your ways blameless?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><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><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?<div class="vheading2"><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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/22-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3386" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/22.htm">Eliphaz Exhorts Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>“Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him? <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><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="reftext">4</span>Is it for your reverence that He rebukes you and enters into judgment against you?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/16-2.htm">Psalm 16:2</a></span><br />I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-30.htm">Proverbs 21:30</a></span><br />There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-14.htm">Isaiah 40:14</a></span><br />Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-35.htm">Romans 11:35-36</a></span><br />“Who has first given to God, that God should repay him?” / For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-31.htm">1 Corinthians 10:31</a></span><br />So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-25.htm">Acts 17:25</a></span><br />Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-9.htm">Psalm 50:9-12</a></span><br />I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens, / for every beast of the forest is Mine—the cattle on a thousand hills. / I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are Mine. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-6.htm">Micah 6:6-8</a></span><br />With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves? / Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? / He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-16.htm">Matthew 5:16</a></span><br />In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-10.htm">Luke 17:10</a></span><br />So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-7.htm">Romans 3:7</a></span><br />However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/13-3.htm">1 Corinthians 13:3</a></span><br />If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-13.htm">Philippians 2:13</a></span><br />For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-10.htm">Colossians 1:10</a></span><br />so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-11.htm">1 Peter 4:11</a></span><br />If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that you are righteous? or is it gain to him, that you make your ways perfect?</p><p class="hdg">any pleasure</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/29-17.htm">1 Chronicles 29:17</a></b></br> I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/147-10.htm">Psalm 147:10,11</a></b></br> He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/11-1.htm">Proverbs 11:1,20</a></b></br> A false balance <i>is</i> abomination to the LORD: but a just weight <i>is</i> his delight… </p><p class="hdg">thou makest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/23-10.htm">Job 23:10-12</a></b></br> But he knoweth the way that I take: <i>when</i> he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/39-1.htm">Psalm 39:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, <i>even</i> to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-3.htm">Psalm 119:3-6,59</a></b></br> They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/11-23.htm">Advantage</a> <a href="/job/21-20.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/job/22-2.htm">Benefit</a> <a href="/job/12-4.htm">Blameless</a> <a href="/job/21-21.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/job/21-15.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/job/21-21.htm">Interest</a> <a href="/job/15-4.htm">Makest</a> <a href="/job/21-20.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/job/21-23.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/job/21-25.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/job/22-2.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/job/17-9.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/job/21-28.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/job/20-27.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/17-9.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/job/22-2.htm">Use</a> <a href="/job/21-14.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/35-3.htm">Advantage</a> <a href="/job/22-17.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-11.htm">Benefit</a> <a href="/job/31-6.htm">Blameless</a> <a href="/job/22-26.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/job/27-8.htm">Gain</a> <a href="/psalms/15-5.htm">Interest</a> <a href="/job/30-22.htm">Makest</a> <a href="/job/22-8.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/job/36-4.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/job/31-10.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/job/30-2.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/job/22-19.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/job/22-17.htm">Ruler</a> <a href="/job/22-30.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/22-19.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/job/23-6.htm">Use</a> <a href="/job/22-28.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Job 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/22-1.htm">Eliphaz shows that man's goodness profits not God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/22-5.htm">He accuses Job of various sins</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/22-21.htm">He exhorts him to repentance, with promises of mercy</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><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> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous?</b><br>This phrase raises the question of whether human righteousness brings joy to God. In the context of the Book of Job, Eliphaz is challenging Job's understanding of his own righteousness. Theologically, this reflects the belief that God is self-sufficient and not dependent on human actions for His happiness. However, Scripture elsewhere indicates that God does take pleasure in righteousness (<a href="/psalms/147-11.htm">Psalm 147:11</a>, <a href="/proverbs/11-20.htm">Proverbs 11:20</a>). The rhetorical nature of the question suggests that human righteousness, while important, is not the ultimate source of God's delight, as His joy is complete in Himself.<p><b>Does He profit if your ways are blameless?</b><br>Here, the focus is on the concept of God benefiting from human blamelessness. The historical context of Job involves a worldview where divine favor was often seen as transactional. Eliphaz's question implies that God does not gain anything from human morality, challenging the idea that God rewards righteousness for His own benefit. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative that God's relationship with humanity is based on grace rather than merit (<a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a>). Theologically, it underscores the idea that God's covenant with humanity is not based on what He gains but on His love and purpose.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing severe trials and suffering.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliphaz_the_temanite.htm">Eliphaz the Temanite</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who comes to comfort him but ends up accusing him of wrongdoing. Eliphaz is the speaker in <a href="/job/22-3.htm">Job 22:3</a>, questioning the value of human righteousness to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_almighty.htm">The Almighty (God)</a></b><br>The omnipotent Creator, who is sovereign over all creation. In this context, Eliphaz is questioning the impact of human righteousness on God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/teman.htm">Teman</a></b><br>A region in Edom, known for its wise men. Eliphaz is identified as a Temanite, suggesting he is a man of wisdom and understanding.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_book_of_job.htm">The Book of Job</a></b><br>A poetic and philosophical book in the Old Testament that explores themes of suffering, justice, and the nature of God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_sovereignty.htm">Understanding God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>God's nature is complete and self-sufficient. Our righteousness does not add to His essence or glory, but it aligns us with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_purpose_of_righteousness.htm">The Purpose of Righteousness</a></b><br>While our righteousness does not benefit God in a transactional sense, it is crucial for our relationship with Him and our witness to others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_limitations.htm">Human Limitations</a></b><br>Recognize that human efforts, while important, are limited in their ability to affect God. Our righteousness is a response to His grace, not a means to earn favor.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/motivation_for_righteous_living.htm">Motivation for Righteous Living</a></b><br>Our motivation should be love and reverence for God, not the expectation of reward or recognition from Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_god's_character.htm">Reflecting God's Character</a></b><br>Righteousness is about reflecting God's character in our lives, serving as a testimony to His transformative power.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_job_25_and_romans_3_22_align.htm">How do these verses in Job 25 reconcile with other biblical texts that affirm human worth and righteousness through faith (e.g., Romans 3:22)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_injustices_persist_if_karma_is_true.htm">If 'a man reaps what he sows' (Galatians 6:7) is universally true, why do injustices and unmerited suffering persist?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_job_both_wicked_and_blameless.htm">In Job 22:5, Eliphaz accuses Job of great wickedness, yet Job 1:1 calls him blameless; how do we resolve this apparent contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_all_sin_(rom_3_23_vs._job_1_1).htm">Does everyone sin? (Romans 3:23 vs. Job 1:1)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous?</span> As "our goodness extendeth not to God," and as his all-perfect happiness knows neither increase nor diminution, we cannot he said to advantage him by our goodness. Still "good works, which are the fruits of faith, and follow after justification, are <span class="accented">pleasing</span> and acceptable to God in Christ;" and God himself condescends to say that he "takes <span class="accented">pleasure</span> in his people," "in them that fear him" (<a href="/psalms/147-11.htm">Psalm 147:11</a>; <a href="/psalms/149-4.htm">Psalm 149:4</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Or is it gain to him that thou makest thy ways perfect?</span> Of course, the "gain" is to the man himself, and not to God. He saves his soul alive. God has one more worshipper in the courts of heaven, one more voice added to the choir which hymns his praise for evermore, But what is one drop added to an ocean? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/22-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Does it delight</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֵ֣פֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥê·p̄eṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2656.htm">Strong's 2656: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasure, desire, a valuable thing, a matter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Almighty</span><br /><span class="heb">לְ֭שַׁדַּי</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šad·day)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7706.htm">Strong's 7706: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you are righteous?</span><br /><span class="heb">תִצְדָּ֑ק</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiṣ·dāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6663.htm">Strong's 6663: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be just or righteous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Does He profit</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּ֝֗צַע</span> <span class="translit">(be·ṣa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1215.htm">Strong's 1215: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">if</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your ways</span><br /><span class="heb">דְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(də·rā·ḵe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are blameless?</span><br /><span class="heb">תַתֵּ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(ṯat·têm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8552.htm">Strong's 8552: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete or finished</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/22-3.htm">Job 22:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/22-3.htm">Job 22:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/22-3.htm">Job 22:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/22-3.htm">Job 22:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/22-3.htm">Job 22:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/22-3.htm">Job 22:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/22-3.htm">Job 22:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/22-3.htm">Job 22:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/22-3.htm">Job 22:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/22-3.htm">Job 22:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/22-3.htm">OT Poetry: Job 22:3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty (Jb) </a></div></div></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><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>