Job 22
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1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
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2Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
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3Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
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4Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
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5Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?
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6For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
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7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
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8But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
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9Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
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10Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
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11Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
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12Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
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13And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
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14Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
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15Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?
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16Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:
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17Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them?
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18Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
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19The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
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20Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.
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21Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
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22Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
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23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
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24Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
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25Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
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26For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
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27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
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28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
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29When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
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30He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.
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Cross References
Job 22:2
Luke 17:10So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you...Galatians 6:7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he a...Job 35:6If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multip...Proverbs 3:13¶ Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.Psalms 16:2O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth...
Job 22:3
Malachi 2:17¶ Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied...Job 23:10But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as...Proverbs 11:20They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are up...Psalms 119:59I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.2 Corinthians 7:1Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from a...
Job 22:4
Job 14:3And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment wi...Psalms 143:2And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man livi...Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.Isaiah 3:14The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princ...Job 9:32For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come toget...
Job 22:5
Psalms 40:12For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold u...Job 11:6And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that...Job 4:7Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righ...Job 32:3Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no...Psalms 19:12Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.
Job 22:6
Exodus 22:26If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unt...Ezekiel 18:16Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled...Ezekiel 18:12Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored t...Job 24:3They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge...Deuteronomy 24:10¶ When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to...
Job 22:7
Job 31:17Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;Isaiah 58:7Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are...Matthew 25:42For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no d...Ezekiel 18:16Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled...Ezekiel 18:7And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spo...
Job 22:8
Isaiah 9:15The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies,...Job 31:34Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I...Job 13:8Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?Isaiah 3:3The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunnin...Job 29:7When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the str...
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Job 24:3They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge...Job 24:21He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.Ezekiel 22:7In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they...Job 31:21If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the ga...Isaiah 10:2To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor...
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Job 18:8For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my...Job 13:21Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.1 Thessalonians 5:3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon t...Psalms 11:6Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempes...
Job 22:11
Psalms 69:1Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.Lamentations 3:54Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.Jonah 2:3For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods c...Job 19:8He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my path...Psalms 124:4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
Job 22:12
Job 11:8It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou k...Ecclesiastes 5:2Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing...Psalms 115:16The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’s: but the earth hath he given to the...Isaiah 66:1Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: whe...Psalms 115:3But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
Job 22:13
Ezekiel 8:12Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house...Psalms 10:11He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never...Psalms 73:11And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?Psalms 59:7Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say...Isaiah 29:15Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their work...
Cross References
Job 22:2
Luke 17:10So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you...Galatians 6:7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he a...Job 35:6If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multip...Proverbs 3:13¶ Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.Psalms 16:2O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth...
Job 22:3
Malachi 2:17¶ Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied...Job 23:10But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as...Proverbs 11:20They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are up...Psalms 119:59I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.2 Corinthians 7:1Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from a...
Job 22:4
Job 14:3And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment wi...Psalms 143:2And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man livi...Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.Isaiah 3:14The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princ...Job 9:32For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come toget...
Job 22:5
Psalms 40:12For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold u...Job 11:6And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that...Job 4:7Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righ...Job 32:3Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no...Psalms 19:12Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.
Job 22:6
Exodus 22:26If thou at all take thy neighbour’s raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unt...Ezekiel 18:16Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled...Ezekiel 18:12Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored t...Job 24:3They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge...Deuteronomy 24:10¶ When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to...
Job 22:7
Job 31:17Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;Isaiah 58:7Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are...Matthew 25:42For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no d...Ezekiel 18:16Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled...Ezekiel 18:7And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spo...
Job 22:8
Isaiah 9:15The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies,...Job 31:34Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I...Job 13:8Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?Isaiah 3:3The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunnin...Job 29:7When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the str...
Job 22:9
Job 24:3They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge...Job 24:21He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.Ezekiel 22:7In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they...Job 31:21If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the ga...Isaiah 10:2To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor...
Job 22:10
Job 18:8For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my...Job 13:21Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.1 Thessalonians 5:3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon t...Psalms 11:6Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempes...
Job 22:11
Psalms 69:1Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.Lamentations 3:54Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.Jonah 2:3For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods c...Job 19:8He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my path...Psalms 124:4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
Job 22:12
Job 11:8It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou k...Ecclesiastes 5:2Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing...Psalms 115:16The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’s: but the earth hath he given to the...Isaiah 66:1Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: whe...Psalms 115:3But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
Job 22:13
Ezekiel 8:12Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house...Psalms 10:11He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never...Psalms 73:11And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?Psalms 59:7Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say...Isaiah 29:15Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their work...