Job 22:18
Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
American Standard Version
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 can the Almighty do for us?
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, he also lifteth up.
Job 21:16Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand: The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Psalms 17:14From men by thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, whose portion is in [this] life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Acts 14:17And yet He left not himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you from heaven rains 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 →