Job 35:7

If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?

Cross-reference

Job 22:2 Parallel

Job 22:2 similarly asks if a man can be profitable to God, reinforcing Elihu's point that God gains nothing from human righteousness.

Job 22:3 Parallel

Job 22:3 echoes the same rhetorical question: does God take pleasure or gain from human righteousness?

Job 41:11 Parallel

Job 41:11 has God himself declare that no one has given to him first, confirming Elihu's rhetorical question.

Proverbs 9:12 states that wisdom benefits the wise person himself, not God — directly matching Elihu's argument.

Romans 11:35 echoes the same rhetorical question: no one can give to God that he owes repayment — reinforcing Job 35:7's point.

Acts 17:25 Parallel

Acts 17:25 declares that God is not served by human hands as if he needed anything — directly supporting Elihu's point that God receives nothing from us.

1 Chronicles 29:14 declares that all we give comes from God already, so we cannot truly give him anything — aligning with Elihu's point.

Psalm 16:2 Parallel

Psalm 16:2 confesses that all good comes from God, not that God receives good from us — consistent with Elihu's question.

Luke 17:10 Parallel

Luke 17:10 teaches that even after doing all commanded, we are unworthy servants — we don't give God anything extra, echoing Job 35:7.

Deuteronomy 6:24 explains that God's commands are for our good, not his — aligning with Elihu's point that God gains nothing from our righteousness.