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?”

"For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?" - Job 35:3
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What does Job 35:3 mean?

Job 35:3 in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible states, "For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?" This verse is part of a larger conversation between Job and his friends, in which they debate the…

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The Profit of Righteousness: Finding Value in Cleansing

The book of Job presents profound questions about suffering, divine justice, and the human condition. In Job 35:3, we find a striking refrain from Elihu, a young man who speaks to Job during his time of anguish. He states, "For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee…

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A Prayer for Understanding and Reckoning with Sin

O Lord God Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, I come before You in reverence and humility, seeking Your wisdom and understanding as I ponder the profound words of Job 35:3. In Your infinite mercy, You have brought us to this moment in time, where we can reflect on our own…

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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?"
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."
Job 35:2 - "Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?"
"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 3:2 - "And Job spake, and said,"
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 40:3 - "¶ Then Job answered the LORD, and said,"
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."
"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