Job 27:17
what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.
Majority Standard Bible
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
16Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,
18The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman.
Cross References
Esther 8:1That same day King Xerxes awarded Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai entered the king’s presence because Esther had revealed his relation to her.
Proverbs 28:8He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
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 →