Job 34:9
For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.'
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Referenced Verses
- Job 35:3 : 3 That you ask, 'What advantage will it be to you? What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?'
- Mal 3:14 : 14 You have said, 'It is vain to serve God;' and 'What profit is it that we have followed his instructions, and that we have walked mournfully before Yahweh of Armies?
- Job 9:22-23 : 22 "It is all the same. Therefore I say he destroys the blameless and the wicked. 23 If the scourge kills suddenly, he will mock at the trial of the innocent.
- Job 9:30-31 : 30 If I wash myself with snow, and cleanse my hands with lye, 31 yet you will plunge me in the ditch. My own clothes shall abhor me.
- Ps 37:4 : 4 Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
- Job 21:14-16 : 14 They tell God, 'Depart from us, for we don't want to know about your ways. 15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What profit should we have, if we pray to him?' 16 Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
- Job 21:30 : 30 that the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity, That they are led forth to the day of wrath?
- Job 22:17 : 17 who said to God, 'Depart from us;' and, 'What can the Almighty do for us?'
- Job 27:10 : 10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call on God at all times?
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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?
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9 What profit has he who works in that in which he labors?
- Job 21:14-163 verses76%
14 They tell God, 'Depart from us, for we don't want to know about your ways.
15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What profit should we have, if we pray to him?'
16 Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
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10 "Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
- Job 35:2-32 verses75%
2 "Do you think this to be your right, or do you say, 'My righteousness is more than God's,'
3 That you ask, 'What advantage will it be to you? What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?'
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14 You have said, 'It is vain to serve God;' and 'What profit is it that we have followed his instructions, and that we have walked mournfully before Yahweh of Armies?
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27 He sings before men, and says, 'I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it didn't profit me.
- Job 27:9-102 verses74%
9 Will God hear his cry when trouble comes on him?
10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call on God at all times?
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12 I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.
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3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk, or with speeches with which he can do no good?
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22 Therefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what will be after him?
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21 For what does he care for his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off?
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8 Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, and walks with wicked men?
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3 What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?
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23 For he doesn't need to consider a man further, that he should go before God in judgment.
- Eccl 2:23-264 verses72%
23 For all his days are sorrows, and his travail is grief; yes, even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.
24 There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
25 For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I?
26 For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him who pleases God. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
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7 "Behold, this is the man who didn't make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness."
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26 For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and shall lift up your face to God.
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3 Is it good to you that you should oppress, that you should despise the work of your hands, and smile on the counsel of the wicked?
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20 For he shall not often reflect on the days of his life; because God occupies him with the joy of his heart.
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13 Beware lest you say, 'We have found wisdom, God may refute him, not man;'
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14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yes, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him.
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13 Why do you strive against him, because he doesn't give account of any of his matters?
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19 Would your wealth sustain you in distress, or all the might of your strength?
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6 "Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. He heaps up, and doesn't know who shall gather.
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11 For he knows false men. He sees iniquity also, even though he doesn't consider it.
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13 Why does the wicked person condemn God, and say in his heart, "God won't call me into account?"
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8 Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are, and your righteousness may profit a son of man.
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10 Be it still my consolation, yes, let me exult in pain that doesn't spare, that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
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1 I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with mirth: therefore enjoy pleasure;" and behold, this also was vanity.
2 I said of laughter, "It is foolishness;" and of mirth, "What does it accomplish?"
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3 The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.
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11 He says in his heart, "God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it."
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17 What is man, that you should magnify him, that you should set your mind on him,
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12 I will declare your righteousness; and as for your works, they shall not profit you.
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9 Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceives a man, will you deceive him?
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19 Behold, this is the joy of his way: out of the earth, others shall spring.
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17 who said to God, 'Depart from us;' and, 'What can the Almighty do for us?'
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4 The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.
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39 Why does a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
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8 There is one who is alone, and he has neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with wealth. "For whom then, do I labor, and deprive my soul of enjoyment?" This also is vanity. Yes, it is a miserable business.
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16 This also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go. And what profit does he have who labors for the wind?