Job 22:21

Be firm, I pray thee, if thou canst endure; 1 Then thy fruit shall prosper. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.

In Context

20Verily their substance has been utterly destroyed, 1 And the fire shall devour what is left of their property. 1

22And receive a declaration from his mouth, 1 And lay up his words in thy heart. 1

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 28:9And now, my son Solomon, know the God of thy fathers, and serve him with a perfect heart and willing soul: for the Lord searches all hearts, and knows every thought: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou shouldest forsake him, he will forsake thee forever.

Isaiah 27:5I am burned up; they that dwell in her shall cry, Let us make peace with him, let us make peace,

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 →

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