Job 22:21
Submit thyself then to him, and be at peace: and thereby thou shalt have the best fruits.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
In Context
20Is not their exaltation cut down, and hath not fire devoured the remnants of them?
22Receive the law of his mouth, and lay up his words in thy heart.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 28:9And thou my son Solomon, know the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart, and a willing mind: "for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and under- standeth all the thoughts of minds. If thou seek him, thou shalt find him: but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
Isaiah 27:5Or rather shall it take hold of my strength, shall it make peace with me, shall it make peace with me?
Matthew 5:25Be at agreement with thy adversary betimes, whilst thou art in the way with him: lest perhaps the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
Acts 10:36God sent the word to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all.)
2 Corinthians 5:20For Christ therefore we are ambassadors, God as it were exhorting by us. For Christ, we beseech you, be reconciled to God.
Philippians 4:7And the peace of God, which surpasseth all understanding, keep your hearts and 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 →