Job 22:18

Job 22:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
• New International Version (NIV)Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things, so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Yet he filled their houses with good things— but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Yet He filled their houses with good things; But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Context of Job 22:18

16They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood. 17They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’ But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked. 19The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them: 20‘Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire has consumed their excess.’

Job 22:18 word by word

וְה֤וּא מִלֵּ֣א בָתֵּיהֶ֣ם ט֑וֹב וַעֲצַ֥ת רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים רָ֣חֲקָה מֶֽנִּי׃Read the interlinear

• But it was Heהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• who filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• their housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• with good thingsטוֹבţôb · goodH2896
• so I stay farרָחַקrâchaq · to removeH7368
• so I stay farמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• from the counselעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563

Cross-references for Job 22:18

• Job 12:6The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure— those who carry their god in their hands.
• 1 Samuel 2:7The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
• Psalms 17:14from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
• Jeremiah 12:2You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.
• Acts 14:17Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”
• Acts 15:16‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,
• Job 21:16Still, their prosperity is not in their own hands, so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
• Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.

Commentaries on Job 22:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18But the counsel of the wicked is far from me - Sarcastically quoting Job's words, Job 21:14, Job 21:16. Job, having in the preceding chapter described the wicked, who said unto the Almighty, "Depart from us," etc., adds, But the counsel of the wicked is far from me. Eliphaz here, having described the impious, among whom he evidently ranks Job, makes use of the same expression, as if he had said, "Thank God, I have no connection with you nor your…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-20Verses 15-20 Eliphaz would have Job mark the old way that wicked men have trodden, and see what the end of their way was. It is good for us to mark it, that we may not walk therein. But if others are consumed, and we are not, instead of blaming them, and lifting up ourselves, as Eliphaz does here, we ought to be thankful to God, and take it for a warning.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked: Eliphaz repeated Job’s words to him (21:16b).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. "Yet" you say (see on Job 21:16) that it is "He who filled their houses with good"--"their good is not in their hand," but comes from God. but the counsel ... is--rather, "may the counsel be," &c. Eliphaz sarcastically quotes in continuation Job's words (Job 21:16). Yet, after uttering this godless sentiment, thou dost hypocritically add, "May the counsel," &c.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 22:18

• Blessing
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Acquaint
• Decree
• Lift
• Sudden
• Thereby
• Eliphaz (2)
• Eliphaz

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