New American Standard Bible 2020
Job 31:24
Job 31:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
- New International Version (NIV)“If I have put my trust in gold or said to pure gold, ‘You are my security,’
- English Standard Version (ESV)"If I have made gold my trust or called fine gold my confidence,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“If I have made gold my hope, Or said to fine gold, ‘You are my confidence’;
Context of Job 31:24
22May my shoulder fall from its socket, And my arm be broken off at the elbow. 23For disaster from God is a terror to me, And because of His majesty I can do nothing. “If I have put my confidence in gold, And called fine gold my trust, 25If I have gloated because my wealth was great, And because my hand had obtained so much; 26If I have looked at the sun when it shone, Or the moon going in splendor,
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אִם־שַׂ֣מְתִּי זָהָ֣ב כִּסְלִ֑י וְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶם אָמַ֥רְתִּי מִבְטַחִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 31:24
- Genesis 31:1Now Jacob heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s, and from what belonged to our father he has made all this wealth.”
- Deuteronomy 8:12otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, and you build good houses and live in them,
- Psalms 49:6Those who trust in their wealth And boast in the abundance of their riches?
- Psalms 52:7“Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge, But trusted in the abundance of his riches And was strong in his evil desire.”
- Psalms 62:10Do not trust in oppression, And do not vainly rely on robbery; If wealth increases, do not set your heart on it.
- Proverbs 10:15The rich person’s wealth is his fortress, The ruin of the poor is their poverty.
- Proverbs 11:28One who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.
- Proverbs 30:9So that I will not be full and deny You and say, “Who is the Lord?” And that I will not become impoverished and steal, And profane the name of my God.
- Mark 10:24And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus responded again and said to them, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
- Luke 12:15But He said to them, “Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one is affluent does his life consist of his possessions.”
- Colossians 3:5Therefore, treat the parts of your earthly body as dead to sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.
- 1 Timothy 6:10For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
Commentaries on Job 31:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Gold my hope - For the meaning of זהב zahab, polished gold, and כתם kethem, stamped gold, see on Job 28:15-17; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24If I have made gold my hope - That is, if I have put my trust in gold rather than in God; if I have fixed my affections with idolatrous attachment on riches rather than on my Maker. Job here introduces another class of sins, and says that his conscience did not charge him with guilt in respect to them. He had before spoken mainly of social duties, and of his manner of life toward the poor, the needy, the widow, and the orphan. He here turns to the duty…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-32Verses 24-32 Job protests, 1. That he never set his heart upon the wealth of this world. How few prosperous professors can appeal to the Lord, that they have not rejoiced because their gains were great! Through the determination to be rich, numbers ruin their souls, or pierce themselves with many sorrows. 2. He never was guilty of idolatry. The source of idolatry is in the heart, and it corrupts men, and provokes God to send judgments upon a nation. 3. He…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24If I have put my trust in gold: Job did not state the result of this vow because the "if-then" pattern was now obvious (31:5–23). He rejected the judgment Eliphaz implied (22:24–25; see Psalms 52:7; 62:10; 1 Timothy 6:10, 17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2524-25. Job asserts his freedom from trust in money (1Ti 6:17). Here he turns to his duty towards God, as before he had spoken of his duty towards himself and his neighbor. Covetousness is covert idolatry, as it transfers the heart from the Creator to the creature (Col 3:5). In Job 31:26, 27 he passes to overt idolatry.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Job 31:24 Job 22:24; Mark 10:23-25 ↩
Commentaries on Job 31
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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