Job 22:2
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 22
“Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?”Job 22:2
What Does Job 22:2 Mean?
Job 22:2 is found in the book of Job, chapter 22, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to Job 22:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Luke 17:10“So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.”Mark 8:36“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”1 Timothy 4:8“For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.”Psalms 16:2“O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;”Job 35:7“If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?”Proverbs 9:12“If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.”Acts 17:25“Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;”Galatians 6:7“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”Job 35:6“If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?”Job 41:11“Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.”Proverbs 3:13“Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.”1 Corinthians 2:16“For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.”Titus 3:8“This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.”Job 21:15“What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?”Job 5:27“Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.”Proverbs 4:7“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.”Ecclesiastes 7:11“Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.”Matthew 5:29“And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.”Deuteronomy 10:13“To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?”
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