New International Version
Job 22:18
18Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things, so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Yet he was the one who filled their homes with good things, so I will have nothing to do with that kind of thinking.
Context of Job 22:18
16They were carried off before their time, their foundations washed away by a flood. 17They said to God, ‘Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do to us?’ Yet it was he who filled their houses with good things, so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked. 19The righteous see their ruin and rejoice; the innocent mock them, saying, 20‘Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire devours their wealth.’
Read all of Job 22Job 22:18 word by word
וְה֤וּא מִלֵּ֣א בָתֵּיהֶ֣ם ט֑וֹב וַעֲצַ֥ת רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים רָ֣חֲקָה מֶֽנִּי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 22:18
- Job 12:6The tents of marauders are undisturbed, and those who provoke God are secure— those God has in his hand.
- 1 Samuel 2:7The Lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts.
- Psalms 17:14By your hand save me from such people, Lord, from those of this world whose reward is in this life. May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies; may their children gorge themselves on it, and may there be leftovers for their little ones.
- Jeremiah 12:2You have planted them, and they have taken root; they grow and bear fruit. You are always on their lips but far from their hearts.
- Acts 14:17Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.”
- Acts 15:16“ ‘After this I will return and rebuild David’s fallen tent. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,
- Job 21:16But their prosperity is not in their own hands, so I stand aloof from the plans of the wicked.
- Psalms 1:1Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in 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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