Job 22:2

Eliphaz's Third Speech

¹ Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded, ² “Can a vigorous man be of use to God,
Or a wise man be useful to himself?
³ “Is there any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous,
Or profit if you make your ways perfect?

Wise Man

O God

Job

No

Luke 17:10

So you too, when you do all the things which are commanded you, say, ‘We are unworthy slaves; we have done only that which we ought to have done.’”

Deuteronomy 10:13

and to keep the Lord’s commandments and His statutes which I am commanding you today for your good?

Job 21:15

‘Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him,
And what would we gain if we entreat Him?’

Job 35:6-8

“If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against Him?
And if your transgressions are many, what do you do to Him?

Psalm 16:2

I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good besides You.”

Proverbs 3:13-18

How blessed is the man who finds wisdom
And the man who gains understanding.

Proverbs 4:7-9

“The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom;
And with all your acquiring, get understanding.

Proverbs 9:12

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

Ecclesiastes 7:11-12

Wisdom along with an inheritance is good
And an advantage to those who see the sun.

Matthew 5:29

If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

Galatians 6:7-8

Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.