Job 22:18
But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
Majority Standard Bible
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
17They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’
19The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them:
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:7The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
Job 21:16Still, their prosperity is not in their own hands, so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
Psalms 17:14from such men, O LORD, by Your hand—from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
Acts 14:17Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.”
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 →