Job 31:25
If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
In Context
24“If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold, ‘You are my confidence;’
26if I have seen the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in splendor,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:17and lest you say in your heart, “My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth.”
Esther 5:11Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, the multitude of his children, all the things in which the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
Proverbs 23:5Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.
Isaiah 39:2Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his precious things, the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, and all the house of his armor, and all that was found in his treasures. There was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah didn’t show them.
Ezekiel 28:5By your great wisdom and by your trading you have increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches—”
Hosea 12:8Ephraim said, “Surely I have become rich. I have found myself wealth. In all my wealth they won’t find in me any iniquity that is sin.”
Matthew Henry on Job 31:25-33
Job's Abhorrence of Idolatry. ( b. c. 1520.) 24 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence; 25 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; 26 If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness; 27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: 28 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above. 29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him… Read the whole commentary →