Job 35:2

What does Job 35:2 mean?

A plain-English look at Job 35:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Thinkest thou this to be thy right, Or sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God’s,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Thinkest thou this to be thy right, Or sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God’s,

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Does it seem to you to be right, and righteousness before God, to say,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

This hast thou reckoned for judgment: Thou hast said--`My righteousness <FI>is<Fi> more than God's?'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Doth thy thought seem right to thee, that thou shouldst say: I am more just than God?

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more thanGod's?

Context

v.1Moreover Elihu answered and said,

v.2This passage

v.3That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? And, What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Job 40:8

    Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?

  • Job 27:2

    As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul

  • Matthew 12:36

    And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

  • Job 16:17

    Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure.

  • Job 10:7

    Although thou knowest that I am not wicked, And there is none that can deliver out of thy hand?

  • Job 19:6

    Know now that God hath subverted me in my cause, And hath compassed me with his net.

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