Job 35:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?”

Job 35:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 35:3 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Job 35:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Job 35:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“that you ask, ‘What advantage will it be to you? What profit will I have, more than if I had sinned?’”

Job 35:3 — World English Bible

Job 35:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? And, What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned? ”

Job 35:3 — American Standard Version

Job 35:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For thou sayest, `What doth it profit Thee! What do I profit from my sin?'”

Job 35:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 35:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For thou hast asked of what profit it is unto thee: what do I gain more than if I had sinned?”

Job 35:3 — Darby Translation

Job 35:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For thou hast said, What profiteth it thee and what auaileth it me, to purge me from my sinne?”

Job 35:3 — Geneva Bible

Job 35:3 in Context — Job 35

1 Elihu spake moreover, and said,

2 Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?

3 For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?

4 I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.

5 Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.

Read the full chapter: Job 35 →

What Does Job 35:3 Mean?

Job 35:3 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 35. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free