Job 22:2

In 11 translations

BSB

“Can a man be of use to God? Can even a wise man benefit Him?

KJV

Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?as he…: or, if he may be profitable, doth his good success depend thereon?

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

“Is a man profitable to God, || Because a wise man is profitable to himself?

YLT

To God is a man profitable, Because a wise man to himself is profitable?

DBY

Can a man be profitable to God? surely it is unto himself that the wise man is profitable.El

DRC

Can man be compared with God, even though he were of perfect knowledge?

GNV

May a man be profitable vnto God, as he that is wise, may be profitable to himselfe?

JPS

Can a man be profitable unto God? Or can he that is wise be profitable unto Him?

LXXE

Is it not the Lord that teaches understanding and knowledge?

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WLC

הַלְאֵ֥ל יִסְכָּן־גָּ֑בֶר כִּֽי־יִסְכֹּ֖ן עָלֵ֣ימוֹ מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃

LXX-Br

Πότερον οὐχὶ ὁ Κύριός ἐστιν ὁ διδάσκων σύνεσιν καὶ ἐπιστήμην;

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Cross-references most cited first

• Luke 17:10So you also, when you have done everything commanded of you, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’”
• Galatians 6:7–8Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the…
• Job 35:6–8If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him? If you multiply your transgressions, what do you do to Him? If you are righteous, what do you give Him, or what does He receive from your hand? Your wickedness affects…
• Proverbs 3:13–18Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding, for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with…
• Psalms 16:2I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
• Job 21:15Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’
• Ecclesiastes 7:11–12Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun. For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
• Proverbs 4:7–9Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding. Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you. She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will…
• Proverbs 9:12If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.
• Matthew 5:29If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
• Deuteronomy 10:13and to keep the commandments and statutes of the LORD that I am giving you this day for your own good?

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