God’s Word Translation
Job 22:18
18Yet, he filled their homes with good things. (The plan of the wicked is foreign to my way of thinking.)
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 are snatched up before their time. A river washes their foundation away. 17They told God, ‘Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do for us?’ Yet, he filled their homes with good things. (The plan of the wicked is foreign to my way of thinking.) 19The righteous saw it and were glad, and the innocent made fun of them by saying, 20‘Indeed, their wealth has been wiped out, and a fire has burned up what ⌞little⌟ they had left.’
Read all of Job 22Job 22:18 word by word
וְה֤וּא מִלֵּ֣א בָתֵּיהֶ֣ם ט֑וֹב וַעֲצַ֥ת רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים רָ֣חֲקָה מֶֽנִּי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 22:18
- Job 12:6⌞But⌟ robbers’ tents are prosperous, and there is security for those who provoke God, for those whose god is their power.
- 1 Samuel 2:7The Lord causes poverty and grants wealth. He humbles ⌞people⌟; he also promotes them.
- Psalms 17:14With your power rescue me from mortals, O Lord, from mortals who enjoy their inheritance only in this life. You fill their bellies with your treasure. Their children are satisfied ⌞with it⌟, and they leave what remains to their children.
- Jeremiah 12:2You plant them, and they take root. They grow, and they produce fruit. They speak well of you with their lips, but their hearts are far from you.
- Acts 14:17Yet, by doing good, he has given evidence of his existence. He gives you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons. He fills you with food and your lives with happiness.”
- Acts 15:16‘Afterwards, I will return. I will set up David’s fallen tent again. I will restore its ruined places again. I will set it up again
- Job 21:16Anyhow, isn’t their happiness in their own power? (The plan of the wicked is foreign to my way of thinking.)
- Psalms 1:1Blessed is the person who does not follow the advice of wicked people, take the path of sinners, or join the company 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
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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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