Job 22:29

Job 22:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
• New International Version (NIV)When people are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then he will save the downcast.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For when they are humbled you say, 'It is because of pride'; but he saves the lowly.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When they cast you down, and you say, ‘Exaltation will come!’ Then He will save the humble person.

Context of Job 22:29

27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee; and thou shalt pay thy vows. 28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; and light shall shine upon thy ways. When they cast thee down, thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and the humble person he shall save. 30He shall deliver even him that is not innocent: yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thine hands.

Job 22:29 word by word

כִּֽי־הִ֭שְׁפִּילוּ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר גֵּוָ֑ה וְשַׁ֖ח עֵינַ֣יִם יוֹשִֽׁעַ׃Read the interlinear

• castשָׁפֵלshâphêl · to abaseH8213
• sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467

Cross-references for Job 22:29

• Job 5:19He shall deliver thee in six troubles; yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
• Psalms 9:2I will be glad and exult in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High.
• Psalms 91:14Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
• Psalms 92:9For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
• Proverbs 29:23A man’s pride shall bring him low: but he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honour.
• Isaiah 57:15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
• Luke 14:11For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
• Luke 18:9And he spake also this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and set all others at nought:
• James 4:6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore the scripture saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
• 1 Peter 5:5Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
• Psalms 138:6For though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the haughty he knoweth from afar.
• Isaiah 66:2For all these things hath mine hand made, and so all these things came to be, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and that trembleth at my word.
• Ezekiel 21:26thus saith the Lord GOD: Remove the mitre, and take off the crown: this shall be no more the same: exalt that which is low, and abase that which is high.
• Luke 1:52He hath put down princes from their thrones, And hath exalted them of low degree.

Commentaries on Job 22:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29When men are cast down - There is a great difficulty in this verse; the sense, however, is tolerably evident, and the following is nearly a literal version: When they shall humble themselves, thou shalt say, Be exalted, or, there is exaltation: for the down-cast of eye he will save. The same sentiment as that of our Lord, "He that exalteth himself shall be abased; but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted."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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29This difficult text probably shows how effective the prayer of a person in a right relationship with God can be. The idea appears throughout the Bible (Psalms 34:15, 17; 145:18; Proverbs 15:8, 29; James 5:16; see also Genesis 18:23–32; 19:29; 20:7, 17; 32:28; Exodus 9:28–32; 17:11; 32:10–14; Romans 5:19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. Rather, When (thy ways; from Job 22:28) are cast down (for a time), thou shalt (soon again have joyful cause to) say, There is lifting up (prosperity returns back to me) [Maurer]. he--God. humble--Hebrew, "him that is of low eyes." Eliphaz implies that Job is not so now in his affliction; therefore it continues: with this he contrasts the blessed effect of being humble under it (Jas 4:6; 1Pe 5:5 probably quote this passage). Therefore it is better, I…Read the comment

Topics related to Job 22:29

• Afflicted
• Backsliders
• Humility
• Penitent
• Righteous
• Sympathy
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Acquaint
• Decree
• Lift
• Sudden
• Thereby
• Eliphaz (2)
• Eye
• 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