Job 22:18
Yet he filled their houses with good. But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
In Context
17Who said unto God, Depart from us! and what could the Almighty do to them?
19The righteous see it, and are glad; and the innocent laugh them to scorn:
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:7Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich, he bringeth low, also he lifteth up:
Job 21:16Behold, their prosperity is not in their hand. The counsel of the wicked be far from me!
Psalms 17:14From men [who are] thy hand, O Jehovah, from men of this age: their portion is in [this] life, and their belly thou fillest with thy hid [treasure]; they have their fill of sons, and leave the rest of their [substance] to their children.
Acts 14:17though indeed he did not leave himself without witness, doing good, and giving to you from heaven rain and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.
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 →