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Job 31:24
24“If I have put my trust and confidence in gold, Or have declared fine gold my hope and assurance,
Job 31:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
- New International Version (NIV)“If I have put my trust in gold or said to pure gold, ‘You are my security,’
- English Standard Version (ESV)"If I have made gold my trust or called fine gold my confidence,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“If I have made gold my hope, Or said to fine gold, ‘You are my confidence’;
Context of Job 31:24
22Then let my shoulder fall away from its socket, And my arm be broken off at the elbow. 23For tragedy from God is a terror to me, And because of His majesty and exaltation I can do nothing [nor endure facing Him]. “If I have put my trust and confidence in gold, Or have declared fine gold my hope and assurance, 25If I gloated and rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my [powerful] hand [alone] had obtained so much, 26If I beheld the sun [as an object of worship] when it shone Or the moon going in its splendor,
Read all of Job 31Job 31:24 word by word
אִם־שַׂ֣מְתִּי זָהָ֣ב כִּסְלִ֑י וְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶם אָמַ֥רְתִּי מִבְטַחִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 31:24
- Genesis 31:1Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were saying: “Jacob has taken away everything that was our father’s, and from what belonged to our father he has acquired all this wealth and honor.”
- Deuteronomy 8:12otherwise, when you have eaten and are satisfied, and have built good houses and lived in them,
- Psalms 49:6Even those who trust in and rely on their wealth And boast of the abundance of their riches?
- Psalms 52:7“Look, [this is] the man who would not make God his strength [his stronghold and fortress], But trusted in the abundance of his riches, Taking refuge in his wealth.”
- Psalms 62:10Do not trust in oppression, And do not vainly hope in robbery; If riches increase, do not set your heart on them.
- Proverbs 10:15The rich man’s wealth is his fortress; The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
- Proverbs 11:28He who leans on and trusts in and is confident in his riches will fall, But the righteous [who trust in God’s provision] will flourish like a green leaf.
- Proverbs 30:9So that I will not be full and deny You and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or that I will not be poor and steal, And so profane the name of my God.
- Mark 10:24The disciples were amazed and bewildered by His words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how difficult it is [for those who place their hope and confidence in riches] to enter the kingdom of God!
- Luke 12:15Then He said to them, “Watch out and guard yourselves against every form of greed; for not even when one has an overflowing abundance does his life consist of nor is it derived from his possessions.”
- Colossians 3:5So put to death and deprive of power the evil longings of your earthly body [with its sensual, self-centered instincts] immorality, impurity, sinful passion, evil desire, and greed, which is [a kind of] idolatry [because it replaces your devotion to God].
- 1 Timothy 6:10For the love of money [that is, the greedy desire for it and the willingness to gain it unethically] is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves [through and through] with many sorrows.
Commentaries on Job 31:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Gold my hope - For the meaning of זהב zahab, polished gold, and כתם kethem, stamped gold, see on Job 28:15-17; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24If I have made gold my hope - That is, if I have put my trust in gold rather than in God; if I have fixed my affections with idolatrous attachment on riches rather than on my Maker. Job here introduces another class of sins, and says that his conscience did not charge him with guilt in respect to them. He had before spoken mainly of social duties, and of his manner of life toward the poor, the needy, the widow, and the orphan. He here turns to the duty…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-32Verses 24-32 Job protests, 1. That he never set his heart upon the wealth of this world. How few prosperous professors can appeal to the Lord, that they have not rejoiced because their gains were great! Through the determination to be rich, numbers ruin their souls, or pierce themselves with many sorrows. 2. He never was guilty of idolatry. The source of idolatry is in the heart, and it corrupts men, and provokes God to send judgments upon a nation. 3. He…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24If I have put my trust in gold: Job did not state the result of this vow because the "if-then" pattern was now obvious (31:5–23). He rejected the judgment Eliphaz implied (22:24–25; see Psalms 52:7; 62:10; 1 Timothy 6:10, 17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2524-25. Job asserts his freedom from trust in money (1Ti 6:17). Here he turns to his duty towards God, as before he had spoken of his duty towards himself and his neighbor. Covetousness is covert idolatry, as it transfers the heart from the Creator to the creature (Col 3:5). In Job 31:26, 27 he passes to overt idolatry.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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