Job 22:3
Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?
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any pleasure

1 Chronicles 29:17
I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.

Psalm 147:10, 11
He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man. . . .

Proverbs 11:1, 20
Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight. . . .

Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.

Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Malachi 2:17
You have wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, "How have we wearied Him?" By saying, "All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights, " or, "Where is the God of justice?"

Philippians 4:18
I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a sweet smelling aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.

thou makest

Job 23:10-12
Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold. . . .

Psalm 39:1
I said, "I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present."

Psalm 119:3-6, 59
They do no iniquity; they walk in His ways. . . .

Acts 24:16
In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.

2 Corinthians 7:1
Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Is there any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous, Or profit if you make your ways perfect?

King James Bible
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Does it delight the Almighty if you are righteous? Does He profit if you perfect your behavior?

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

NET Bible
Is it of any special benefit to the Almighty that you should be righteous, or is it any gain to him that you make your ways blameless?
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