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Job 22:3
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Job 22:3
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What pleasure would it give the Almighty if you were righteous? What would he gain if your ways were blameless?
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Job 22:3 in Other Translations
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Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
ESV
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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?
NLT
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Is it any advantage to the Almighty if you are righteous? Would it be any gain to him if you were perfect?
MSG
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So what if you were righteous - would God Almighty even notice? Even if you gave a perfect performance, do you think he'd applaud?
CSB
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Does it delight the Almighty if you are righteous? Does He profit if you perfect your behavior?
Job 22:3 In-Context
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Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
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“Can a man be of benefit to God? Can even a wise person benefit him?
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What pleasure would it give the Almighty if you were righteous? What would he gain if your ways were blameless?
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“Is it for your piety that he rebukes you and brings charges against you?
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Is not your wickedness great? Are not your sins endless?
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Isaiah 1:11
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Haggai 1:8
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Psalms 143:2
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Job 35:7
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Proverbs 9:12
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