Christian Standard Bible
Job 22:26
26Then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to 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 consign your gold to the dust, the gold of Ophir to the stones in the wadis, 25the Almighty will be your gold and your finest silver. Then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God. 27You will pray to him, and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows. 28When you make a decision, it will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways.
Read all of Job 22Job 22:26 word by word
כִּי־אָ֭ז עַל־שַׁדַּ֣י תִּתְעַנָּ֑ג וְתִשָּׂ֖א אֶל־אֱל֣וֹהַּ פָּנֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 22:26
- Job 27:10Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call on God at all times?
- Job 34:9For he has said, “A man gains nothing when he becomes God’s friend.”
- Psalms 37:4Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.
- Isaiah 58:14then you will delight in the Lord, and I will make you ride over the heights of the land, and let you enjoy the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
- Romans 7:22For in my inner self I delight in God’s law,
- Job 11:15then you will hold your head high, free from fault. You will be firmly established and unafraid.
- Psalms 25:1Lord, I appeal to you.
- Psalms 86:4Bring joy to your servant’s life, because I appeal to you, Lord.
- Psalms 143:8Let me experience your faithful love in the morning, for I trust in you. Reveal to me the way I should go because I appeal to you.
- 1 John 3:20whenever our hearts condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows 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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