Job 35:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man. ”

Job 35:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thy wickedness may hurt a Man as thou art - That is, it may injure him, but not God. He is too far exalted above man, and too independent of man in his sources of happiness, to be affected by wha...
Job 35:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Elihu inquires whether it is Job's righteousness which finds expression in his question as to the profitableness of religion. Let him look to the heavens and see how far God is above him. Man's sin o...
Job 35:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art ; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man. Thy wickedness may hurt - It is better to translate this literally: To a man like thyself is thy wic...
Job 35:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou. Elihu, like Eliphaz ( Job 22:2-3 ; Job 22:12 ), shows that God is too exalted in nature to be susceptible of...
Job 35:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Speeches of Elihu (continued) 1-8. Elihu ( Job 34:9 ) had charged Job with saying that there was no advantage in being righteous. He now deals with this assertion.
Job 35:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

XXVI. THE DIVINE PREROGATIVE Job 35:1-16 ; Job 36:1-33 ; Job 37:1-24 AFTER a long digression Elihu returns to consider the statement ascribed to Job, "It profiteth a man nothing that he shou...
Job 35:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Songs in the Night Job 35:1-16 God is so exalted above man in His nature that He is altogether independent of him. When men sin against Him, they hurt not Him but themselves. There is no motive...
Job 35:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Turning to the second quotation, Elihu suggested that when Job questioned the advantage of serving God, he set up his righteousness as being "more than God's." He then laid bare the very foundations...
Job 35:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) В¶ Elihu spake moreover, and said, (2) Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's? (3) For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What p...
Job 35:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thy wickedness [may hurt] a man as thou [art] ,.... But not God: a man may hurt himself by his wickedness; his body, by bringing various diseases upon it, through debauchery and intemperance; his fa...
Job 35:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Thy wickedness [may hurt] a man as thou [art]; and thy righteousness [may profit] the son of man. Ver. 8. Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art ] Wicked men are many ways mischievous to others...
Job 35:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I will answer thee, and thy companions That is, those who are of thy opinion. Look unto the heavens , &c. Cast up thine eyes to the heavens; look upon the clouds and the sky; and consider that...
Job 35:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Elihu had spoken of God's testing Job (ch.34:36), and in this chapter provides what is true of God's test of mankind. It is clearly connected with chapter 34, but is distinct also, for chapter 34 dea...
Job 35:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Address of Elihu. B. C. 1520. 1 Elihu spake moreover, and said, 2 Thinkest thou th...
Job 35:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

If God were such a one as thou art, he might have benefit or hurt by thine actions; but being an infinite, independent, and self-sufficient Being, he is far exalted above all thy good or evil.
Job 35:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

ELIHU’S THIRD SPEECH After a second pause, and no reply, Elihu again resumes. Renews his reproof of Job, and attempts to answer some of his cavils. Job 35:1 .—“Elihu spake moreover,” &c....
Job 35:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 35:2 . My righteousness is more than God's. The LXX react as the Hebrew, “Thou saidest, I am righteous before God.” Elihu makes too strong an inference from Job's words, when he said, Job 33:...
Job 35:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? Man’s character Nothing is so important to man as his character. I. That selfishness is an evil in man’s character.” For thou saidst, Wh...
Job 35:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Job 35:1-18 In this short chapter, once more Elihu addresses himself to Job, first (verses 1-8) answering his complaint that a life of righteousness has brought him no correspond...
Job 35:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Job's Standpoint of the Futility of Piety False
Job 35:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 27:24 ; Ecclesiastes 9:18 ; Ezekiel 22:30 ; Genesis 12:2 ; Genesis 18:24-33 ; Genesis 19:29 ; Hebrews 11:7 ; Job 42:8 ; Jonah 1:12 ; Joshua 22:20 ; Joshua 7:1-5 ; Psalms 106:23 ; Ps...
Job 35:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

High Altitudes in Elihu's Answer to Job Job 32:1-22 , Job 33:1-33 ; Job 34:1-37 ; Job 35:1-16 ; Job 36:1-33 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We now come to that part of the Book of Job which present...

Job 35:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Job 35:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Job 35:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Job 35:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Job 35:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Job 35:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Job 35:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Job 35:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Job 35:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Job 35:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Job 35:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Job 35:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 35:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Job 35:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Job 35:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Job 35:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Job 35:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 35:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Job 35:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Job 35:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Job 35:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Job 35:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary