Job 22:8
while the land belonged to a mighty man, and a man of honor lived on it.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
In Context
7You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished,
9You sent widows away empty-handed, and the strength of the fatherless was crushed.
Cross References
Job 13:8Would you show Him partiality or argue in His defense?
Job 31:34because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—
Isaiah 3:3the commander of fifty and the dignitary, the counselor, the cunning magician, and the clever enchanter.
Micah 7:3Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
Matthew Henry on Job 22:6-15
Job Accused of Various Crimes. ( b. c. 1520.) 5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? 6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. 7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. 8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. 9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. 10 Therefore snares are round about thee,… Read the whole commentary →