Job 22:2 Cross References - MLV

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

¹³ to keep the commandments of Jehovah and his statutes, which I command you this day for your good?

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

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

² You, my soul, have said to Jehovah, You are my Lord. I have no good beyond you.

¹³ The man who finds wisdom is fortunate, and the man who gets understanding. ¹⁴ Because 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 you 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 everyone who retains her is fortunate.

⁷ Wisdom is the principal thing. Get wisdom, yes, get understanding with all your substance.
⁸ Exalt her and she will promote you. She will bring you to honor when you embrace her.
⁹ She will give to your head a wreath of beauty and of charm; she will deliver a crown of beauty to you.

¹² If you are wise, you are wise for yourself. And if you scoff, you alone will bear it.

¹¹ Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun. ¹² Because 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 Now if your right eye is offending you, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is advantageous for you, that one of your members should perish and not that your whole body should be cast into hell.

¹⁰ So also you, whenever you have done all the things which were commanded to you, say, We are useless bondservants, because we have done what we are obligated to have done.

⁷ Do not be misled. God is not ridiculed; for whatever a man sows, he will also be reaping this thing. ⁸ Because he who is sowing to his own flesh will be reaping corruption from his flesh, but he who is sowing to the Spirit will be reaping everlasting life from the Spirit.