Job 22:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 22:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 22:2 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? as he...: or, if he may be profitab..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 22:2 — KJV
“Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? as he...: or, if he may be profitable, doth his good success depend thereon?”
— Job 22:2 (KJV)
Job 22:2 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 22:2
“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. have...: or, do wisely”
Shares key themes with Job 22:2: wise, may, good
“For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.”
Shares key themes with Job 22:2: god, doth, good
“And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.”
Shares key themes with Job 22:2: god, doth, good
“Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Shares key themes with Job 22:2: god, may, doth
“Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God.”
Shares key themes with Job 22:2: god, may, good
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