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

16Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundations were washed away by a river? 17They said to God, ‘Go away from us!’ And ‘What can the Almighty do to them?’ Yet He filled their houses with good things; But the advice of the wicked is far from me. 19The righteous see and are glad, And the innocent mock them, saying, 20‘Truly our enemies are eliminated, And fire has consumed their abundance.’

Job 22:18 word by word

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

• filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• their housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• with goodטוֹבţôb · goodH2896
• the adviceעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• isרָחַקrâchaq · to removeH7368

Cross-references for Job 22:18

• Job 12:6The tents of the destroyers prosper, And those who provoke God are secure, Whom God brings into their power.
• 1 Samuel 2:7The Lord makes poor and rich; He humbles, He also exalts.
• Psalms 17:14From people by Your hand, Lord, From people of the world, whose portion is in this life, And whose belly You fill with Your treasure; They are satisfied with children, And leave their abundance to their babies.
• Jeremiah 12:2You have planted them, they have also taken root; They grow, they have also produced fruit. You are near to their lips But far from their mind.
• Acts 14:17yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”
• Acts 15:16‘After these things I will return, And I will rebuild the fallen tabernacle of David, And I will rebuild its ruins, And I will restore it,
• Job 21:16Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand; The advice of the wicked is far from me.
• Psalms 1:1Blessed is the person who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!

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