Job 34:9

“For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.”

"For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God." - Job 34:9
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What does Job 34:9 mean?

Job 34:9 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God." This verse is from the book of Job, which tells the story of a righteous man who experiences immense suffering and struggles to…

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The True Profit of Delight: Finding Joy in the Lord

The verse Job 34:9 states, “For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.” At first glance, this statement may seem perplexing or counterintuitive. How can it be possible that delighting in God yields no profit? This perspective can only…

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A Prayer for Understanding and True Delight in God

Heavenly Father, I come before You today with a heart full of reverence, seeking deep understanding and clarity through Your word. In the Book of Job, chapter 34, verse 9, I find the profound observation: "For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight…

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Job 34:9 - "For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God."
Job 9:34 - "Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:"
Job 34:34 - "Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me."
Job 34:35 - "Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom."
Job 34:7 - "What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?"
Job 34:36 - "My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men."
"Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:" - Job 9:34
Job 34:5 - "For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment."
Job 34:1 - "Furthermore Elihu answered and said,"
Job 34:3 - "For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat."
Job 34:30 - "That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared."
Job 15:34 - "For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery."
Job 34:16 - "If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words."
Job 34:26 - "He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;"
Job 21:34 - "How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?"
Job 34:21 - "For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings."
Job 34:22 - "There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves."
Job 34:25 - "Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed."
Job 34:12 - "Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment."
Job 34:18 - "Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?"
Job 9:1 - "Then Job answered and said,"
Job 41:34 - "He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride."
Job 34:15 - "All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust."
Job 34:24 - "He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead."
"Furthermore Elihu answered and said," - Job 34:1
"Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom." - Job 34:35
Job 34:27 - "Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:"
Job 34:13 - "Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?"
Job 34:28 - "So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted."