King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
[Is it] any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or [is it] gain [to him], that thou makest thy ways perfect?
Complete Jewish Bible:
Does Shaddai gain if you are righteous? Does he profit if you make your ways blameless?
Berean Standard Bible:
Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?
American Standard Version:
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gainto him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Is it any pleasure{H2656} to the Almighty{H7706}, that thou art righteous{H6663}? or is it gain{H1215} to him, that thou makest thy ways{H1870} perfect{H8552}?
Cross-References (KJV):
Malachi 2:17
- Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied [him]? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil [is] good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where [is] the God of judgment?
Job 23:10
- But he knoweth the way that I take: [when] he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Job 23:12
- Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary [food].
Proverbs 11:20
- ¶ They that are of a froward heart [are] abomination to the LORD: but [such as are] upright in [their] way [are] his delight.
Psalms 119:59
- ¶ I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
2 Corinthians 7:1
- ¶ Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Proverbs 11:1
- ¶ A false balance [is] abomination to the LORD: but a just weight [is] his delight.
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Commentary for Job 22:3
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H2656
There are 38 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חֵפֶץ
Transliteration: chêphets
Pronunciation: khay'-fets
Description: from חָפֵץ; pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind); acceptable, delight(-some), desire, things desired, matter, pleasant(-ure), purpose, willingly. - Strong's Number: H7706
There are 48 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שַׁדַּי
Transliteration: Shadday
Pronunciation: shad-dah'-ee
Description: from שָׁדַד; the Almighty; Almighty. - Strong's Number: H6663
There are 40 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: צָדַק
Transliteration: tsâdaq
Pronunciation: tsaw-dak'
Description: a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense); cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness). - Strong's Number: H1215
There are 23 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בֶּצַע
Transliteration: betsaʻ
Pronunciation: beh'-tsah
Description: from בָּצַע; plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust); covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit. - Strong's Number: H1870
There are 627 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: דֶּרֶךְ
Transliteration: derek
Pronunciation: deh'-rek
Description: from דָּרַךְ; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb; along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever). - Strong's Number: H8552
There are 62 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: תָּמַם
Transliteration: tâmam
Pronunciation: taw-mam'
Description: a primitive root; to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive; accomplish, cease, be clean (pass-) ed, consume, have done, (come to an, have an, make an) end, fail, come to the full, be all gone, [idiom] be all here, be (make) perfect, be spent, sum, be (shew self) upright, be wasted, whole.