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Job 22:3

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Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 3

Eliphaz here leads on a third attack upon poor Job, in which Bildad followed him, but Zophar drew back, and quitted the field. It was one of the unhappinesses of Job, as it is of many an honest man, to be misunderstood by his friends. He had spoken of the prosperity of wicked men in this world as a mystery of Providence, but they took it for a reflection upon Providence, as countenancing their wickedness; and they reproached him accordingly. In this chapter, I. Eliphaz checks him for his complaints of God, and of his dealings with him, as if he thought God had done him wrong (Job 22:2-4). II. He charges him with many high crimes and misdemeanours, for which he supposes God was now punishing him. 1. Oppression and injustice (Job 22:5-11). 2. Atheism and infidelity (Job 22:12-14). III. He compares his case to that of the old world (Job 22:15-20). IV. He gives him very good counsel, assuring him that, if he would take it, God would return in mercy to him and he should return to his former prosperity (Job 22:21-30).

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Strong's Concordancev. 3

חֵפֶץ (chêphets, H2656) — pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a… שַׁדַּי (Shadday, H7706) — the Almighty צָדַק (tsâdaq, H6663) — to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense) בֶּצַע (betsaʻ, H1215) — plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust) דֶּרֶךְ (derek, H1870) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb תָּמַם (tâmam, H8552) — to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive

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Proverbs 15:8rank 7

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

II Corinthians 7:1rank 7

Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Proverbs 11:1rank 6

Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.

Proverbs 12:22rank 6

Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.

Psalms 39:1rank 4

I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”

Proverbs 11:20rank 4

The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.

Acts 24:16rank 4

In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.

Malachi 2:17rank 4

You have wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”

Psalms 119:59rank 4

I considered my ways and turned my steps to Your testimonies.

I Chronicles 29:17rank 4

I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.

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