Job 35:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 35:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 35:8 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 35:8 — KJV
“Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.”
— Job 35:8 (KJV)
Job 35:8 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 35:8
“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 35:8: wickedness, may, art
“And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;”
Shares key themes with Job 35:8: may, art, son
“And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.”
Shares key themes with Job 35:8: may, art, son
“Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.”
Shares key themes with Job 35:8: wickedness, art, righteousness
“And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars. them: Heb. before them”
Shares key themes with Job 35:8: may, art, son
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