Job 22:18
16 They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood.
17 They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’
But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
19 The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them:
20 ‘Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire has consumed their excess.’
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
- KJV
- Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
- WEB
- Yet he filled their houses with good things, but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
- ASV
- Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
- DARBY
- Yet he filled their houses with good. But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
- BLB
- Yet He filled their houses [with] good—and the counsel of the wicked, may it be far from me!
- ÅB
- enda han hadde fylt deres hus med det som var godt? - Men de ugudeliges tanker er lang fra mine tanker. -
- OTB
- Likevel var det Han som fylte deres hus med gode ting,
men de ondes råd er langt fra meg. - B1930
- enda han hadde fylt deres hus med det som var godt? - Men de ugudeliges tanker er lang fra mine tanker. -
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 21:16
Still, their prosperity is not in their own hands, so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
Read in contextJob 12:6
The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure— those who carry their god in their hands.
Read in context1 Samuel 2:7
The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
Read in contextJeremiah 12:2
You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts.
Read in contextPsalms 17:14
from such men, O LORD, by Your hand— from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
Read in contextActs 14:17
Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”
Read in contextPsalms 1:1
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
Read in contextActs 15:16
‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,
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