Tree of Life Version
Job 31:25
25if I rejoiced because of my great wealth or because of the abundance my hand acquired,
Job 31:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
- New International Version (NIV)if I have rejoiced over my great wealth, the fortune my hands had gained,
- English Standard Version (ESV)if I have rejoiced because my wealth was abundant or because my hand had found much,
- New King James Version (NKJV)If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gained much;
Context of Job 31:25
23For calamity from God was a terror to me, and because of His majesty, I could do nothing. 24“If I have put my confidence in gold or said to fine gold, ‘You are my security,’ if I rejoiced because of my great wealth or because of the abundance my hand acquired, 26if I looked at the sun when it shines or the moon moving in splendor, 27so that my heart was secretly enticed, and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,
Read all of Job 31Job 31:25 word by word
אִם־אֶ֭שְׂמַח כִּי־רַ֣ב חֵילִ֑י וְכִֽי־כַ֝בִּ֗יר מָצְאָ֥ה יָדִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 31:25
- Esther 5:11Haman boasted to them about his vast wealth, his many sons, and how the king had promoted him and exalted him above the other officials and servants of the king.
- Proverbs 23:5When you cast your eyes 0n riches, it is gone; for it surely sprouts wings and flies off into the sky like an eagle.
- Jeremiah 9:23But let one who boasts boast in this: that he understands and knows Me. For I am Adonai who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth. For in these things I delight.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
- Ezekiel 28:5In your great skill, by your trade, you have increased your wealth, so your heart is exalted by your wealth.’”
- Luke 12:19And I’ll say to myself, ’O my soul, you have plenty of goods saved up for many years! So take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry.”’
- Luke 16:19“Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, living it up in luxury every day.
- Deuteronomy 8:17You may say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand has made me this wealth.’
- Isaiah 10:13For he said: “By the strength of my own hand I’ve done it, and my own wisdom, for I am shrewd! I abolished the borders of peoples, and plundered their treasures. As a mighty one I cast down inhabitants.
- Daniel 4:30Immediately the word about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from men, ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers and his nails like birds’ claws.
- Hosea 12:8A merchant loves to extort, with deceptive balances in his hand.
- Habakkuk 1:16Therefore he sacrifices to his dragnet, and offers incense to his fishing-net. For through them his portion is rich and his food abundant.
Commentaries on Job 31:25
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great - That is, if I have rejoiced as if I might now confide in it, or put my trust in it. He had not found his principal joy in his property, nor had he attempted to find in that the happiness which he ought to seek in God. And because mine hand had gotten much - Margin, found. Prof. Lee translates this, “When as a mighty man my hand prevailed.” But the usual interpretation is given in our translation, and this…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-32Verses 24-32 Job protests, 1. That he never set his heart upon the wealth of this world. How few prosperous professors can appeal to the Lord, that they have not rejoiced because their gains were great! Through the determination to be rich, numbers ruin their souls, or pierce themselves with many sorrows. 2. He never was guilty of idolatry. The source of idolatry is in the heart, and it corrupts men, and provokes God to send judgments upon a nation. 3. He…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25rejoiced in my great wealth: See Deuteronomy 8:17–18; compare Isaiah 10:12–14; Daniel 4:28–30; Hosea 12:8.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2524-25. Job asserts his freedom from trust in money (1Ti 6:17). Here he turns to his duty towards God, as before he had spoken of his duty towards himself and his neighbor. Covetousness is covert idolatry, as it transfers the heart from the Creator to the creature (Col 3:5). In Job 31:26, 27 he passes to overt idolatry.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 31
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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