Job 22:18
Yet He filled their houses with good things — but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 could the Almighty do unto them?
19The righteous saw it, and were glad, and the innocent laugh them to scorn:
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:7The LORD 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 LORD, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life, and whose belly Thou fillest with Thy treasure; who have children in plenty, and leave their abundance to their babes.
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 →