Job 22:2 Cross References - ACV

² Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.

¹³ to keep the commandments of LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?

¹⁵ What is the Almighty that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we pray to him?

⁶ If thou have sinned, what do thou effect against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what do thou to him? ⁷ If thou be righteous, what do thou give him? Or what does he receive of thy hand? ⁸ Thy wickedness is a man as thou are, and thy righteousness is a son of man.

² Thou my soul have said to LORD, Thou are my Lord. I have no good beyond thee.

¹³ Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gets understanding. ¹⁴ For the gain of it is better than the gain of silver, and the profit of it than fine gold. ¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies, and none of the things thou can desire are to be compared to her. ¹⁶ Length of days is in her right hand, in her left hand are riches and honor. ¹⁷ Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. ¹⁸ She is a tree of life to those who lay hold upon her. And happy is everyone who retains her.

⁷ Wisdom is the principal thing. Get wisdom, yea, with all thy getting get understanding. ⁸ Exalt her, and she will promote thee. She will bring thee to honor when thou embrace her. ⁹ She will give to thy head a garland of grace, a crown of beauty she will deliver to thee.

¹² If thou are wise, thou are wise for thyself. And if thou scoff, thou alone shall bear it.

¹¹ Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, yea, it is more excellent for those who see the sun. ¹² For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense. But the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

²⁹ And if thy right eye causes thee to stumble, remove it and cast it from thee, for it is advantageous for thee that one of thy body-parts should perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.

¹⁰ Thus ye also, when ye did all the things that were commanded you, say, We are unprofitable bondmen, because we have done what we are obligated to do.

⁷ Be not misled, God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows this he will also reap. ⁸ Because he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.