3Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
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Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-4)Eliphaz here insinuates that, because Job complained so much of his afflictions, he thought God was unjust in afflicting him; but it was a strained innuendo . Job was far from thinking so. What Eliphaz says here is therefore unjustly applied to Job, but in itself it is very true and good, I. That when God does us good it is not because he is indebted to us; if he were, there might be some colour t…
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