Job 35:2

“Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?”

"Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?" - Job 35:2
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What does Job 35:2 mean?

Job 35:2 in the King James Version (KJV) reads, "Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?" This verse is part of a larger passage in the book of Job, where Job's friends are trying to convince him that his suffering is due to his own…

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The Illusion of Self-Righteousness: A Call to Humility

In the midst of his suffering, Job finds himself engaged in a profound dialogue with his friends who have come to comfort him but instead challenge and chastise him. Among the weighty conversations exchanged, we arrive at Job 35:2, which states, "Thinkest thou this to be right…

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A Prayer for Humility and Right Understanding of God’s Justice

Heavenly Father, Creator of the heavens and the earth, we come before You today with humbled hearts, acknowledging Your supreme authority and unfathomable wisdom. We reflect on the words from Job 35:2, "Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more…

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Job 35:2 - "Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?"
Job 34:35 - "Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom."
Job 35:16 - "Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge."
Job 35:1 - "Elihu spake moreover, and said,"
Job 35:4 - "I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee."
Job 15:35 - "They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit."
Job 9:35 - "Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me."
Job 35:13 - "Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it."
Job 35:12 - "There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men."
Job 35:5 - "Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou."
"Elihu spake moreover, and said," - Job 35:1
Job 38:35 - "Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?"
Job 35:10 - "But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;"
"Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom." - Job 34:35
Job 35:7 - "If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?"
Job 35:9 - "By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty."
Job 35:15 - "But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity:"
Job 35:11 - "Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?"
"I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee." - Job 35:4
Job 35:8 - "Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man."
Job 35:6 - "If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?"
Job 35:14 - "Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him."
"Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge." - Job 35:16
Job 31:35 - "Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book."
Job 35:3 - "For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?"
"Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it." - Job 35:13
"Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me." - Job 9:35
"They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit." - Job 15:35
"There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men." - Job 35:12