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Job 22:18
18Yet he was the one who filled their homes with good things, so I will have nothing to do with that kind 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 were snatched away in the prime of life, the foundations of their lives washed away. 17For they said to God, ‘Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do to us?’ Yet he was the one who filled their homes with good things, so I will have nothing to do with that kind of thinking. 19“The righteous will be happy to see the wicked destroyed, and the innocent will laugh in contempt. 20They will say, ‘See how our enemies have been destroyed. The last of them have been consumed in the fire.’
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וְה֤וּא מִלֵּ֣א בָתֵּיהֶ֣ם ט֑וֹב וַעֲצַ֥ת רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים רָ֣חֲקָה מֶֽנִּי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 22:18
- Job 12:6But robbers are left in peace, and those who provoke God live in safety— though God keeps them in his power.
- 1 Samuel 2:7The Lord makes some poor and others rich; he brings some down and lifts others up.
- Psalms 17:14By the power of your hand, O Lord, destroy those who look to this world for their reward. But satisfy the hunger of your treasured ones. May their children have plenty, leaving an inheritance for their descendants.
- Jeremiah 12:2You have planted them, and they have taken root and prospered. Your name is on their lips, but you are far from their hearts.
- Acts 14:17but he never left them without evidence of himself and his goodness. For instance, he sends you rain and good crops and gives you food and joyful hearts.”
- Acts 15:16‘Afterward I will return and restore the fallen house of David. I will rebuild its ruins and restore it,
- Job 21:16(They think their prosperity is of their own doing, but I will have nothing to do with that kind of thinking.)
- Psalms 1:1Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with 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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