Job 22:25
Yea, the Almighty will be thy treasure, and precious silver to thee.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
In Context
24Then thou shall lay up gold as dust, and [the gold of] Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
26For then shall thou delight thyself in the Almighty, and shall lift up thy face to God.
Cross References
Genesis 15:1After these things the word of LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram. I am thy shield, thy exceedingly great reward.
Psalms 16:5LORD is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup. Thou maintain my lot.
Psalms 84:11For LORD God is a sun and a shield. LORD will give grace and glory. He will withhold no good thing from those who walk uprightly.
Isaiah 41:10Fear thou not, for I am with thee. Be not dismayed, for I am thy God. I will strengthen thee. Yea, I will help thee. Yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Romans 8:31What then will we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
James 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers, did not God choose the poor of the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he promised to those who love him?
Matthew Henry on Job 22:22-30
The Good Counsel of Eliphaz; Encouragements to Return to God. ( b. c. 1520.) 21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. 22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. 23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. 24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. 25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have… Read the whole commentary →