American Standard Version
Job 22:26
26For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty,And shalt lift up thy face unto God.
Job 22:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
- New International Version (NIV)Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty and will lift up your face to God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For then you will have your delight in the Almighty, And lift up your face to God.
Context of Job 22:26
24And lay thou thy treasure in the dust, Andthe gold ofOphir among the stones of the brooks; 25And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee. For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God. 27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows. 28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways.
Read all of Job 22Job 22:26 word by word
כִּי־אָ֭ז עַל־שַׁדַּ֣י תִּתְעַנָּ֑ג וְתִשָּׂ֖א אֶל־אֱל֣וֹהַּ פָּנֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 22:26
- Job 27:10Will he delight himself in the Almighty, And call upon God at all times?
- Job 34:9For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing That he should delight himself with God.
- Psalms 37:4Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
- Isaiah 58:14then shalt thou delight thyself in Jehovah; and I will make thee to ride upon the high places of the earth; and I will feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it.
- Romans 7:22For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
- Job 11:15Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; Yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
- Psalms 25:1Unto thee, O Jehovah, do I lift up my soul.
- Psalms 86:4Rejoice the soul of thy servant; For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
- Psalms 143:8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; For in thee do I trust: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; For I lift up my soul unto thee.
- 1 John 3:20because if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
Commentaries on Job 22:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26For then shalt thou have thy delight - Thou shalt know, from thy temporal prosperity, that God favors thee; and for his bounty thou shalt be grateful. How different is this doctrine from that of St. Paul and St. John! "Being justified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus." "Because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father!" "The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirits that we…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-30Verses 21-30 The answer of Eliphaz wrongly implied that Job had hitherto not known God, and that prosperity in this life would follow his sincere conversion. The counsel Eliphaz here gives is good, though, as to Job, it was built upon a false supposition that he was a stranger and enemy to God. Let us beware of slandering our brethren; and if it be our lot to suffer in this manner, let us remember how Job was treated; yea, how Jesus was reviled, that we…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. lift up ... face, &c.--repeated from Zophar (Job 11:15).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 22
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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