Tree of Life Version
Job 22:18
18Yet He filled their houses with good things— but the counsel of the wicked is far from me!
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 before their time, their foundations washed away by a river. 17They said to God, ‘Leave us alone! What can Shaddai do to us?’ Yet He filled their houses with good things— but the counsel of the wicked is far from me! 19The righteous see and rejoice; the innocent mock them, saying, 20‘Surely our foes are cut off, and fire consumes their abundance.’
Read all of Job 22Job 22:18 word by word
וְה֤וּא מִלֵּ֣א בָתֵּיהֶ֣ם ט֑וֹב וַעֲצַ֥ת רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים רָ֣חֲקָה מֶֽנִּי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 22:18
- Job 12:6The tents of marauders prosper, and there is security for those who provoke God— for those whom God brings in His hand.
- 1 Samuel 2:7Adonai makes poor and makes rich, He brings low and also lifts up.
- Psalms 17:14from men, with Your hand, Adonai, from men of the world whose portion is in this life. You fill their belly with Your treasure —with plenty of children— and leave their surplus to their babes.
- Jeremiah 12:2You planted them, so they have taken root. They are growing, bearing fruit. You are near in their mouth, yet far from their mind.
- Acts 14:17Yet He did not leave Himself without a witness—He did good by giving you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with joy and gladness.”
- Acts 15:16‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tabernacle of David. I will rebuild its ruins and I will restore it,
- Job 21:16Look, their prosperity is not in their own hands; the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
- Psalms 1:1Happy is the one who has not walked in the advice of the wicked, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seat of scoffers.
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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