Job 35:7

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

If you are righteous, what do you give to God, or what does he receive from your hand?

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 22:2-3 : 2 “Is it to God that a strong man is of benefit? Is it to him that even a wise man is profitable? 3 Is it of any special benefit to the Almighty that you should be righteous, or is it any gain to him that you make your ways blameless?
  • Prov 9:12 : 12 If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage, but if you have mocked, you alone must bear it.
  • Rom 11:35 : 35 Or who has first given to God, that God needs to repay him?
  • Luke 17:10 : 10 So you too, when you have done everything you were commanded to do, should say,‘We are slaves undeserving of special praise; we have only done what was our duty.’”
  • Ps 16:2 : 2 I say to the LORD,“You are the Lord, my only source of well-being.”
  • 1 Chr 29:14 : 14 “But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours.

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