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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

Job 22:3

Profit. God rules all with justice or with mercy: since, therefore, he punishes, it must be for some guilt, and not for his own advantage. But he might still chastise for the good of man, or to manifest his own power, John ix. 3. God also punishes the sinner for the wrong which he does to himself. (St. Augustine, Confessions iii. 8.) Any one may discover the sophism of Eliphaz. If God were indifferent with regard to our virtue, who would be able to advance one step towards him? (Calmet) --- Man is unprofitable indeed to God, but he may reap great advantage from piety himself; and this is what God desires, as well as his own glory, Matthew v. 17. (Worthington)

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See also Job 22:3 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Job 22:3. _IS IT ANY PLEASURE TO THE ALMIGHTY_] Infinite in his perfections, he can neither gain nor _lose_ by the wickedness or righteousness of men....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    IS IT ANY PLEASURE TO THE ALMIGHTY THAT THOU ART RIGHTEOUS? - This is the same sentiment which was advanced in the previous verse. The meaning is, that it can be no advantage to God that a man is righ...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    THE THIRD SERIES OF CONTROVERSIES CHAPTER 22 The Third Address of Eliphaz _ 1. Is not thy wickedness great? (Job 22:1)_ 2. In what Job had sinned (Job 22:6) 3. The omniscience of God and the ways...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    JOB 22. THIRD SPEECH OF ELIPHAZ. The only new thing that Eliphaz has to say, is definitely to describe the sin of Job! Yet his mildness makes him end with bright promises. JOB 22:1. Is it not to Job'...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    IS IT. ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6. THE ALMIGHTY. Hebrew Shaddai. App-4. INFINITE. without end....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The Third Circle of Speeches In the first round of speeches the three friends exhausted the argument from the general conception of God. In the second they exhausted the argument from the operation o...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    God's treatment of men cannot be due to any respect which He has to Himself, for He is too lofty to be affected by anything human. He deals with men according to their ways, and Job's afflictions can...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Is it any pleasure_ Or, ADVANTAGE, concern; see on ch. Job 21:21. The idea that men's actions cannot affect God is common in the Book, see ch. Job 7:20; Job 35:5-8;...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    IS IT ANY PLEASURE? &C.— _Is it any advantage._ Heath....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    III. FALLACIES, FOLLIES, AND LOGOTHERAPYTHIRD TIME'S A CHARM (Job 22:1, Job 26:14) A. ELIPHAZ ON THE FUNCTIONAL VALUE OF MAN (Job 22:1-30) 1. God, needing nothing, is not self-seeking in punishing...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _IS IT ANY PLEASURE TO THE ALMIGHTY, THAT THOU ART RIGHTEOUS? OR IS IT GAIN TO HIM, THAT THOU MAKEST THY WAYS PERFECT?_ Pleasure - accession of happiness: God has pleasure in man's righteousness (Psa...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    PLEASURE] rather, 'advantage.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE LAST SPEECH OF ELIPHAZ 1-11. Eliphaz ignoring Job's last speech, perhaps because he could not answer it, argues that God's treatment of man must be impartial, since He has nothing to gain or lose...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    In Job 21:14-15, Job spoke about the attitudes of wicked people. Such people will not serve God because there is no benefit for them. But Job would not behave like them. Even when Job lost all his po...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    JOB, A SERVANT OF GOD Job _KEITH SIMONS_ Words in boxes (except for words in brackets) are from the Bible. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 22 ELIPHAZ’S LAST SPEECH G...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    הַ חֵ֣פֶץ לְ֭ שַׁדַּי כִּ֣י תִצְדָּ֑ק וְ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    XIX. DOGMATIC AND MORAL ERROR Job 22:1 ELIPHAZ SPEAKS THE second colloquy has practically exhausted the subject of debate between Job and his friends. The three have really nothing more to say in t...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    “ACQUAINT THYSELF WITH GOD” Job 22:1 Eliphaz opens the third cycle of the discussion with a speech altogether too hard and cruel. He begins with an _enumeration of Job's fancied misdeeds,_ Job 22:1....

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Here begins the third cycle in the controversy, and again EIiphaz is the first speaker. His address consisted of two movements. First, he made a definite charge against Job (1-20); and, second, he mad...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (1) В¶ Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, (2) Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? (3) Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art right...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 THROUGH 31. As to the friends of Job, they do not call for any extended remarks. They urge the doctrine that God's earthly government is a full measure and...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    [IS IT] ANY PLEASURE TO THE ALMIGHTY THAT THOU ART RIGHTEOUS?.... It is not; the Lord indeed takes pleasure in his people, not as sinners, but as righteous; and as they are considered such in Christ,...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Job 22:3 [Is it] any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or [is it] gain [to him], that thou makest thy ways perfect? Ver. 3. _Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteo...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that thou art righteous?_ That is, any such pleasure as he needs in order to his happiness? Heath renders it, _any advantage._ God, we know, approves of and accepts...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, a gain or advantage to Him, who Himself is perfection, THAT THOU ART RIGHTEOUS? The most blameless life of men cannot add to His bliss; He is never actuated by self...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    ELIPHAZ CHARGES JOB WITH WICKEDNESS...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    JOB'S SIN EXPOSED BEFORE GOD (vv.1-8) Eliphaz considered that he was representing God in speaking, and exposing what he imagined were the sins of Job. He first asks a question that it is well worth...

  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

    He argues that the strongest of men are not useful to God and certainly. professional wise man cannot give an instruction to the Almighty. He claims that Job's uprightness could not please or benefit...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-4 Eliphaz considers that, because Job complained so much of his afflictions, he thought God was unjust in afflicting him; but Job was far from thinking so. What Eliphaz says, is unjustly applied to...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    ANY PLEASURE, i.e. such a pleasure as he needs for his own ease and contentment, without which he could not be happy, as appears by the foregoing and following words; for otherwise God is oft said to...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Job 22:3 pleasure H2656 Almighty H7706 righteous H6663 (H8799) gain H1215 ways H1870 blameless H8552 (H8686)...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Eliphaz's third discourse, accusing Job again of hypocrisy. CHARACTERS: God, Eliphaz, Job. CONCLUSION: It is the duty of those especially who are in affliction to keep up a perfect acquain...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Job 22:5. _Is not thy wickedness great?_ This speech of Eliphaz is cruel, and very much embittered; for it was mere suspicion that Job had robbed the widow, and stripped the naked. Job replies to it m...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that thou art righteous?_ GOD’S PLEASURE IN MAN’S RIGHTEOUSNESS To this Eliphaz we cannot take kindly. There is so much in him that reminds us of the Pharisee of o...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Can a man be profitable unto God?_ THE THIRD SPEECH OF ELIPHAZ Two general truths. I. That the great God is perfectly independent of man’s character, whether right or wrong. “Can a man be profitab...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    JOB—NOTE ON JOB 22:1 Third Cycle. The consistent pattern of the first two cycles unravels in this last dialogue. Eliphaz describes Job’s life as a constant stream of wicked activity (ch. Job

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    JOB—NOTE ON JOB 22:2 Eliphaz argues that there could be no purpose for suffering other than to indicate judgment and a need to repent (v. Job 22:4)....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _THIRD SPEECH OF ELIPHAZ THE TEMANITE_ Remonstrates with Job on his self-righteousness, and plainly charges him with grievous transgressions as the cause of his present sufferings; concludes with pro...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION JOB 22:1 Eliphaz returns to the attack, but with observations that are at first strangely pointless and irrelevant, _e.g._ on the unprofitableness of man to God (verses l, 2), and on the s...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    So Eliphaz takes up the argument now. And the same old story: he accuses Job of being wicked and he actually makes many bad accusations. He said, Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise m...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Chronicles 29:17; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Acts 24:16; Job 23:10;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Is it — Such a pleasure as he needs for his own ease and contentment. Nay, God needs not us, or our services. We are undone, forever undone without him: but he is happy, forever happy without us....

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