Job 22:3 Cross References - ISV

³ Will it please the Almighty if you are innocent, or does he profit if your life is blameless?

¹⁷ And I know, God, that it is you who searches the heart and you who finds pleasure in righteousness. With a righteous heart I have freely given all these things, and now I have seen all of these people of yours giving freely and joyfully to you!

¹⁰ Because he knows the road on which I travel, when he had tested me, I’ll come out like gold. ¹¹ My feet stay where his footsteps lead; I kept on his pathway and haven’t turned aside. ¹² I haven’t wandered away from the commands that he has spoken; I’ve treasured what he has said more than my own meals.”

¹ To the Director: To Jeduthun. A Davidic Psalm.
A Prayer about Life’s Priorities I told myself, “I will keep watch over my tongue to keep from sinning. I will muzzle my mouth when the wicked are around.”

³ who practice no evil while they walk in his ways. ⁴ You have commanded concerning your precepts, that they be guarded with diligence. ⁵ Oh, that my ways were steadfast, so I may keep your statutes. ⁶ Then I will not be ashamed, since my eyes will be fixed on all of your commands.

⁵⁹ I examined my lifestyle and set my feet in the direction of your decrees.

¹⁰ He takes no delight in the strength of a horse, and gains no pleasure in the runner’s swiftness. ¹¹ But the LORD is pleased with those who fear him, with those who depend on his gracious love.

¹ The Value of Righteousness The LORD hates false scales, but he delights in accurate weights.

²⁰ Devious minds are abhorrent to the LORD, but those whose ways are innocent are his delight.

²² Deceitful speech is reprehensible to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are his delight.

⁸ The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

¹⁷ God’s Fifth Complaint: Against His People—Complaining about God.“You have wearied the LORD with your words. You ask, ‘How have we wearied you?’ By your saying, ‘All who do evil are good in the eyes of the LORD and he’s pleased with them,’ or ‘Where is the God of justice?’”

¹⁶ Therefore, I always do my best to have a clear conscience before God and people.

¹ Cleanse Yourselves in HolinessSince we have these promises, dear friends, let’s cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit by becoming mature in our holy fear of God.

¹⁸ I have been paid in full and have more than enough. I am fully supplied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus what you sent—a fragrant aroma, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.