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Job 22:28
28You will be able to do everything that you decide to do. Light from God will show you the right way to go.
Job 22:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
- New International Version (NIV)What you decide on will be done, and light will shine on your ways.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You will also declare a thing, And it will be established for you; So light will shine on your ways.
Context of Job 22:28
26You will be happy that Almighty God is your friend. You will look up to him to help you. 27You will pray to him, and he will answer you. You will do the things that you have promised to him. You will be able to do everything that you decide to do. Light from God will show you the right way to go. 29You will pray for God to help people who are in trouble. God will save those people who are humble. 30God will rescue even people who are guilty. Because you do what is right, God will save those people.’
Read all of Job 22Job 22:28 word by word
וְֽתִגְזַר־א֭וֹמֶר וְיָ֣קָם לָ֑ךְ וְעַל־דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָ נָ֣גַֽהּ אֽוֹר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 22:28
- Psalms 20:4May God give to you all the things that you really want. He will help you to do everything that you want to do.
- Psalms 90:17Yes, may the Lord our God bless us. May everything that we do go well! Yes, may everything go well!
- Lamentations 3:37The Lord causes things to happen. Nobody can cause things to happen without him.
- Matthew 21:22So when you pray to ask God for something, believe in him. Then God will give you whatever you ask for.’
- James 4:15So what you ought to say is, ‘If the Lord agrees and we are still alive, then we will do this or that.’
- Job 29:3He was my guide, as if he had a lamp to show me the way. His light kept me safe as I walked in dark places.
- Psalms 97:11God's light shines on righteous people. Good, honest people will be very happy.
- Psalms 112:4God's light shines on those who serve him, even when they are in a dark place. God blesses those who are kind to others, and who do what is right and fair.
- Proverbs 4:18The life of righteous people is like the sun at dawn. It gets brighter and brighter until midday.
- Isaiah 30:21You will hear his voice behind you. When you turn off the path, to the right or to the left, it will say, ‘This is the right way. Walk in it.’
- Malachi 4:2‘But it will be different for you who respect my name. My power to make you well again will come to you. It will be like the sun that rises to shine on you. When that happens, you will be very happy. You will jump up and down like young cows when someone lets them go free.
- John 8:12Jesus spoke to the people again. He said, ‘I am the light of the world. Those people who become my disciples will never walk in the dark. No, they will have the light that gives life.’
Commentaries on Job 22:28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Thou shalt also decree a thing - Whatsoever thou purposest in his strength, thou shalt be enabled to accomplish.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. 2828. light--success.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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