Job 31:25

23 For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.

24 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;

26 If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;

27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much,
KJV
If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
WEB
If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;
ASV
If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;
DARBY
If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;
BLB
if I have rejoiced because my wealth [was] great, and because my hand had acquired much;
ÅB
Har jeg gledet meg fordi min rikdom ble stor, og fordi min hånd vant meg meget gods?
OTB
Hvis jeg har gledet meg fordi min rikdom var stor,
Og fordi min hånd hadde vunnet så mye,
B1930
Har jeg gledet mig fordi min rikdom blev stor, og fordi min hånd vant mig meget gods?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 62:10

    Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

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  • Deuteronomy 8:17–18

    And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.

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  • Jeremiah 9:23

    Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:

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  • Luke 12:19

    And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

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  • Ezekiel 28:5

    By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:

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  • Habakkuk 1:16

    Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.

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  • Hosea 12:8

    And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.

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  • Luke 16:25

    But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

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