New Living Translation
Job 22:26
26“Then you will take delight in the Almighty and look up to God.
Job 22:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
- New International Version (NIV)Surely then you will find delight in the Almighty and will lift up your face to God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For then you will have your delight in the Almighty, And lift up your face to God.
Context of Job 22:26
24If you give up your lust for money and throw your precious gold into the river, 25the Almighty himself will be your treasure. He will be your precious silver! “Then you will take delight in the Almighty and look up to God. 27You will pray to him, and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows to him. 28You will succeed in whatever you choose to do, and light will shine on the road ahead of you.
Read all of Job 22Job 22:26 word by word
כִּי־אָ֭ז עַל־שַׁדַּ֣י תִּתְעַנָּ֑ג וְתִשָּׂ֖א אֶל־אֱל֣וֹהַּ פָּנֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 22:26
- Job 27:10Can they take delight in the Almighty? Can they call to God at any time?
- Job 34:9He has even said, ‘Why waste time trying to please God?’
- Psalms 37:4Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.
- Isaiah 58:14Then the Lord will be your delight. I will give you great honor and satisfy you with the inheritance I promised to your ancestor Jacob. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
- Romans 7:22I love God’s law with all my heart.
- Job 11:15Then your face will brighten with innocence. You will be strong and free of fear.
- Psalms 25:1O Lord, I give my life to you.
- Psalms 86:4Give me happiness, O Lord, for I give myself to you.
- Psalms 143:8Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you.
- 1 John 3:20Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and he knows everything.
Commentaries on Job 22:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26For then shalt thou have thy delight - Thou shalt know, from thy temporal prosperity, that God favors thee; and for his bounty thou shalt be grateful. How different is this doctrine from that of St. Paul and St. John! "Being justified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus." "Because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father!" "The Spirit himself beareth witness with our spirits that we…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-30Verses 21-30 The answer of Eliphaz wrongly implied that Job had hitherto not known God, and that prosperity in this life would follow his sincere conversion. The counsel Eliphaz here gives is good, though, as to Job, it was built upon a false supposition that he was a stranger and enemy to God. Let us beware of slandering our brethren; and if it be our lot to suffer in this manner, let us remember how Job was treated; yea, how Jesus was reviled, that we…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. lift up ... face, &c.--repeated from Zophar (Job 11:15).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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