Job 22:21
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace. By this good shall come to thee.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
In Context
22Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 28:9And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind, for LORD searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be
Isaiah 27:5Or else let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me. [Yea], let him make peace with me.
Matthew 5:25Be agreeing with thine opponent quickly, while thou are with him on the way, lest the opponent deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the subordinate, and thou will be cast into prison.
Acts 10:36The word that he sent forth to the sons of Israel, preaching good-news, peace by Jesus Christ (this man is Lord of all),
2 Corinthians 5:20We are therefore, ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were calling through us. We plead on behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God.
Philippians 4:7And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Matthew Henry on Job 22:16-21
Judgments Executed on the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? 16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: 17 Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them? 18 Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me. 19 The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn. 20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire… Read the whole commentary →