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


In Context

1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,

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

3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that you are righteous? Or does it benefit him, that you make your ways perfect?

4 Is it for your piety that he reproves you, that he enters with you into judgment?

Job 22:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:2Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:2"Can a man be of benefit to God? Can even a wise man benefit him?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:2Can man be compared with God, even though he were of perfect knowledge?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:2Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:2Can a man be profitable to God? surely it is unto himself that the wise man is profitable.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:2Can a man be profitable unto God? surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:2Can a man be profitable to God, as he that is wise may be profitable to himself?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:2To God is a man profitable, Because a wise man to himself is profitable?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:2Can a man be profitable to God, as he that is wise may be profitable to himself?