Job 27:17
All these things shall the righteous gain, 1 And the truehearted shall possess his wealth. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
In Context
16Even if he should gather silver as earth, 1 And prepare gold as clay; 1
18And his house is gone like moths, and like a spider’s web. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 28:8He that increases his wealth by usuries and unjust gains, 1 Gathers it for him that pities the poor. 1
Matthew Henry on Job 27:12-23
Heritage of the Wicked. ( b. c. 1520.) 11 I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. 12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain? 13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. 14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. 15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall… Read the whole commentary →