Job 35:2
Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?
Thinkest thou this to bee right, that thou saydest, My righteousnesse is more then Gods?
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- Matthew 12:36–37Rank 1 from verse 2
36But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
37For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
36But I say vnto you, That euery idle word that men shall speake, they shall giue accompt thereof in the day of Iudgement.
37For by thy wordes thou shalt bee iustified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
- Job 19:6–7Rank 4 from verse 2
6Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
7Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.
6Know now that God hath ouerthrowen me, and hath compassed me with his net.
7Behold, I cry out of ‖wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloude, but there is no iudgement.
- Job 27:2–6Rank 5 from verse 2
2As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
3All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
4My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
5God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
6My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
2 As God liueth, who hath taken away my iudgment, and the Almighty, who hath †vexed my soule;
3All the while my breath is in mee, and †the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
4My lips shall not speake wickednesse, nor my tongue vtter deceit.
5God forbid that I should iustifie you: till I die, I will not remoue my integritie from me.
6My righteousnesse I hold fast, and will not let it goe: my heart shall not reproach me †so long as I liue.
- Luke 19:22Rank 9 from verse 2
22And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
22And hee saith vnto him, Out of thine owne mouth will I iudge thee, thou wicked seruant: Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking vp that I layde not downe, and reaping that I did not sow.
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Job 35:2
Second-person singular present form of think. Sense 1: To form or hold a thought. Sense 2: To judge or suppose. Sense 3: To intend. Sense 4: To consider or remember. Sense 5: To imagine or esteem.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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1. Correct, just, upright, proper, lawful, fitting, true, or due; also a rightful claim or authority. 2. The direction or side opposite the left. 3. Straight, favourable, skilful, or approved. 4. Very, quite, or fully.
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Said: spoke, declared, told, or expressed.
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righteousness
The state or character of being righteous; justice, uprightness, or conformity to what is right.
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The one true God.
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35:1ELIHU spake moreover, and said,
35:1¶ Elihu spake moreouer, and said,
35:2Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?
35:2Thinkest thou this to bee right, that thou saydest, My righteousnesse is more then Gods?
Selected passage35:3For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?
35:3For thou saydst, what aduantage will it bee vnto thee, and, what profite shall I haue, ‖if I bee cleansed from my sinne?
35:4I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.
35:4†I will answere thee, and thy companions with thee.
35:5Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.
35:5Looke vnto the heauens and see, and behold the clouds which are higher then thou.
35:6If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
35:6If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or it thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou vnto him?
35:7If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?
35:7*If thou be righteous, what giuest thou him? or what receiueth hee of thine hand?
35:8Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.
35:8Thy wickednesse may hurt a man as thou art, and thy righteousnesse may profit the sonne of man.
35:9By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
35:9By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to crie: they crie out by reason of the arme of the mightie.
35:10But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;
35:10But none saith, where is God my maker, who giueth songs in the night?
35:11Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
35:11Who teacheth vs more then the beasts of the earth, and maketh vs wiser then the foules of heauen.
35:12There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
35:12There they crie, (but none giueth answere) because of the pride of euill men.
35:13Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
35:13*Surely God wil not heare vanitie, neither wil the Almightie regard it.
35:14Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.
35:14Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet iudgement is before him, therefore trust thou in him.
35:15But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity:
35:15But now because it is not so, †hee hath visited in his anger, yet †he knoweth it not in great extremitie:
35:16Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
35:16Therefore doeth Iob open his mouth in vaine: he multiplieth words without knowledge.