Job 31:24
If I made gold my treasure, and if too I trusted the precious stone;
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
In Context
23For the fear of the Lord constrained me, and I cannot bear up by reason of his burden.
Cross References
Genesis 31:1And Jacob heard the words of the sons of Laban, saying, Jacob has taken all that was our father's, and of our father's property has he gotten all this glory.
Psalms 49:6And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge. Pause.
Psalms 52:7Who will bring the salvation of Israel out of Sion? When the Lord turns the captivity of his people, Jacob shall exult, and Israel shall be glad.
Proverbs 10:15The wealth of rich men is a strong city; but poverty is the ruin of the ungodly.
Matthew Henry on Job 31:17-24
Job's Compassion to the Poor. ( b. c. 1520.) 16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; 17 Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; 18 (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;) 19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering; 20 If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep; 21 If I… Read the whole commentary →