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Job 22:3 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Job 22:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 22 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?”
Job 22:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Job 22:3
Eliphaz asks rhetorically: "Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?" The noun chephets (חֵפֶץ, "pleasure") means delight or desire. The verb batsa (בֶּצַע, "gain") implies profit or advantage. Eliphaz argues God gains nothing from human righteousness since He lacks nothing. While this truth establishes God's self-sufficiency, Eliphaz misapplies it, suggesting God is therefore indifferent to righteousness. Reformed theology affirms God's aseity (self-existence) while maintaining that God freely chooses to delight in r...
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Cross-References for Job 22:3
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“but the prayer of the upright is his delight.”
“beloved”
“but accurate weights are his delight.”
“but those who do the truth are his delight.”
“He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.”
“but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.”
“'How have we wearied him?' In that you say”
“my God”
“they do nothing wrong. They walk in his ways.”
“And herein do I exercise myself”