Verse-Reference
Reference-Verse
Abbreviate Books
Quotes around Verses      |
 Job 22:1 |
Then Eliphaz the Temanite [fn]responded, |
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Job 22:2 |
"Can a vigorous man be of use to God, Or a wise man be useful to himself? |
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Job 22:3 |
"Is there any pleasure to [fn]the Almighty if you are righteous, Or profit if you make your ways perfect? |
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Job 22:4 |
"Is it because of your [fn]reverence that He reproves you, That He enters into judgment against you? |
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Job 22:5 |
"Is not your wickedness great, And your iniquities without end? |
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Job 22:6 |
"For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause, And stripped [fn]men naked. |
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Job 22:7 |
"To the weary you have given no water to drink, And from the hungry you have withheld bread. |
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Job 22:8 |
"But the earth belongs to the mighty man, And the honorable man dwells in it. |
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Job 22:9 |
"You have sent widows away empty, And the [fn]strength of the orphans has been crushed. |
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Job 22:10 |
"Therefore snares surround you, And sudden dread terrifies you, |
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Job 22:11 |
Or darkness, so that you cannot see, And an abundance of water covers you. |
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Job 22:12 |
"Is not God in the height of heaven? Look also at the [fn]distant stars, how high they are! |
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Job 22:13 |
"You say, 'What does God know? Can He judge through the thick darkness? |
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Job 22:14 |
'Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see; And He walks on the [fn]vault of heaven.' |
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Job 22:15 |
"Will you keep to the ancient path Which wicked men have trod, |
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Job 22:16 |
Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundations were [fn]washed away by a river? |
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Job 22:17 |
"They said to God, 'Depart from us!' And 'What can [fn]the Almighty do to them?' |
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Job 22:18 |
"Yet He filled their houses with good things; But the counsel of the wicked is far from me. |
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Job 22:19 |
"The righteous see and are glad, And the innocent mock them, |
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Job 22:20 |
Saying, 'Truly our adversaries are cut off, And their [fn]abundance the fire has consumed.' |
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Job 22:21 |
" [fn]Yield now and be at peace with Him; Thereby good will come to you. |
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Job 22:22 |
"Please receive [fn]instruction from His mouth And establish His words in your heart. |
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Job 22:23 |
"If you return to [fn]the Almighty, you will be [fn]restored; If you remove unrighteousness far from your tent, |
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Job 22:24 |
And place your [fn]gold in the dust, And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks, |
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Job 22:25 |
Then [fn]the Almighty will be your [fn]gold And choice silver to you. |
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Job 22:26 |
"For then you will delight in [fn]the Almighty And lift up your face to God. |
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Job 22:27 |
"You will pray to Him, and He will hear you; And you will pay your vows. |
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Job 22:28 |
"You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you; And light will shine on your ways. |
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Job 22:29 |
"When [fn]you are cast down, you will speak with [fn]confidence, And the [fn]humble person He will save. |
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Job 22:30 |
"He will deliver one who is not innocent, And he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands." |
NASB Footnotes:
- (22:1) Literally: answered and said
- (22:3) Hebrew: Shaddai
- (22:4) Or, fear
- (22:6) Literally: clothing of the naked
- (22:9) Literally: arms
- (22:12) Literally: head, top-most
- (22:14) Literally: circle
- (22:16) Literally: poured out
- (22:17) Hebrew: Shaddai
- (22:20) Or, excess
- (22:21) Or, Know intimately
- (22:22) Or, law
- (22:23) Hebrew: Shaddai
- (22:23) Literally: built up
- (22:24) Literally: ore
- (22:25) Hebrew: Shaddai
- (22:25) Literally: ore
- (22:26) Hebrew: Shaddai
- (22:29) Literally: they cast you down
- (22:29) Literally: pride
- (22:29) Literally: lowly of eyes
