Job 22:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Is there any pleasureהַחֵ֣פֶץ
(ha·che·fetz)
2656: delight, pleasurefrom chaphets
to the Almightyלְ֭שַׁדַּי
(le·shad·dai)
7706b: perhaps "the almighty," a title for Godof uncertain derivation
ifכִּ֣י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
you are righteous,תִצְדָּ֑ק
(titz·dak;)
6663: to be just or righteousdenominative verb from tsedeq
Orוְאִם־
(ve·'im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
profitבֶּ֝֗צַע
(be·tza)
1215: gain made by violence, unjust gain, profitfrom batsa
ifכִּֽי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
you makeתַתֵּ֥ם
(tat·tem)
8552: to be complete or finisheda prim. root
your waysדְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃
(de·ra·chei·cha.)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
perfect? 
 
8552: to be complete or finisheda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Is it any pleasure
chephets  (khay'-fets)
pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
to the Almighty
Shadday  (shad-dah'-ee)
the Almighty -- Almighty.
that thou art righteous
tsadaq  (tsaw-dak')
to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense) -- cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness).
or is it gain
betsa`  (beh'-tsah)
plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust) -- covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.
to him that thou makest thy ways
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
perfect
tamam  (taw-mam')
to complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive (as follows)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Is there any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous, Or profit if you make your ways perfect?

King James Bible
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Does it delight the Almighty if you are righteous? Does He profit if you perfect your behavior?

International Standard Version
Will it please the Almighty if you are innocent, or does he profit if your life is blameless?

NET Bible
Is it of any special benefit to the Almighty that you should be righteous, or is it any gain to him that you make your ways blameless?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Is the Almighty pleased when you are righteous? Does he gain anything when you follow the path of integrity?

King James 2000 Bible
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that you are righteous? or is it gain to him, that you make your ways blameless?
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