Job 22:2
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
סָכַן
çâkan
to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, be customary
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
חָכָם
châkâm
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
סָכַן
çâkan
to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, be customary
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
Key Terms in This Verse
סָכַן çâkan
to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, be customary
Study H5532 →סָכַן çâkan
to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, be customary
Study H5532 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a supe...
Study H430 →Cross References
So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.
O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?
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