Job 22:21
Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace; thereby shall thine increase be good.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
In Context
20'Surely their substance is cut off, and their abundance the fire hath consumed.'
22Receive, I pray thee, instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in thy heart.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 28:9And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve Him with a whole heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts; if thou seek Him, He will be found of thee; but if thou forsake Him, He will cast thee off for ever.
Isaiah 27:5Or else let him take hold of My strength, that he may make peace with Me; yea, let him make peace with Me.
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 →