Job 35:3
“For you say, ‘What advantage have you [by living a righteous life]?
What profit will I have, more [by being righteous] than if I had sinned?’
Job 34:9
“For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing
When he takes delight and is pleased with God and obeys Him.’
Job 9:21-22
“[Though] I am blameless,
I do not care about myself;
I despise my life.
Job 9:30-31
“If I were to wash myself with snow
And cleanse my hands with lye,
Job 10:15
‘If I am wicked, woe to me [for judgment comes]!
And if I am righteous, I dare not lift up my head.
For I am sated and filled with disgrace and the sight of my misery.
Job 21:15
‘Who [and what] is
And what would we gain if we plead with Him?’
Job 31:2
“For what is the portion I would have from God above,
And what heritage from the Almighty on high?
Psalm 73:13
Surely then in vain I have cleansed my heart
And washed my hands in innocence.
Malachi 3:14
You have said, ‘It is useless to serve God. What profit is it if we keep His ordinances, and walk around like mourners before the Lord of hosts?
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
What advantage
General references
Bible References
What advantage
“[Though] I am blameless,
I do not care about myself;
I despise my life.
‘If I am wicked, woe to me [for judgment comes]!
And if I am righteous, I dare not lift up my head.
For I am sated and filled with disgrace and the sight of my misery.
‘Who [and what] is
And what would we gain if we plead with Him?’
“For what is the portion I would have from God above,
And what heritage from the Almighty on high?
“For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing
When he takes delight and is pleased with God and obeys Him.’
Surely then in vain I have cleansed my heart
And washed my hands in innocence.
General references
“I too will give my share of answers;
I too will express my opinion and share my knowledge.