Job 22:21
Come back to God and be reconciled to him, and you'll be prosperous again.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
In Context
20saying, ‘Our enemies are destroyed, and fire has burned up all that's left of them.’
22Listen to what he tells you and keep his words in mind.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 28:9Solomon my son, get to know the God of your father. Serve him with complete dedication and with a willing mind, for the Lord examines every motivation and understands the intention of every thought. If you look for him, you will find him; but if you abandon him, he will reject you forever.
Isaiah 27:5Otherwise they should come to me for protection. They should make their peace with me, yes, make their peace with me.
Matthew 5:25While you're on the way to court with your opponent, make sure you settle things quickly. Otherwise your opponent might hand you over to the judge, and the judge will hand you over to the court official, and you will be thrown into jail.
Acts 10:36You know the message he sent to Israel, sharing the good news of peace that comes from Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
2 Corinthians 5:20So we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God is pleading through us: “Please, won't you come back and be God's friend?”
Philippians 4:7Then the peace that comes from God, which is better than we can ever imagine, will protect your thoughts and attitudes 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 →