Job 35:8
“Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Thy wickedness may hurt a Man as thou art - That is, it may injure him, but not God. He is too far exalted above man,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Thy wickedness may hurt - It is better to translate this literally:
To a man like thyself is thy wickedness:
And to the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 35:1-8
We have here,
I. The bad words which Elihu charges upon Job, Job 35:2, Job 35:3. To evince the badness of them he…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The verse reads literally: thy wickedness is to(touches, affects) a man as thou art, and thy righteousness is to one of…
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