Job 9:22
It is all the same to me; so I say, He puts an end to the sinner and to him who has done no wrong together.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
In Context
21I have done no wrong; I give no thought to what becomes of me; I have no desire for life.
23If death comes suddenly through disease, he makes sport of the fate of those who have done no wrong.
Cross References
Job 10:8Your hands made me, and I was formed by you, but then, changing your purpose, you gave me up to destruction.
Ecclesiastes 9:1All this I took to heart, and my heart saw it all: that the upright and the wise and their works are in the hand of God; and men may not be certain if it will be love or hate; all is to no purpose before them.
Ecclesiastes 9:3This is evil in all things which are done under the sun: that there is one fate for all, and the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; while they have life their hearts are foolish, and after that--to the dead.
Ezekiel 21:9Son of man, say as a prophet, These are the words of the Lord: Say, A sword, a sword which has been made sharp and polished:
Matthew Henry on Job 9:15-22
14 How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him? 15 Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge. 16 If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice. 17 For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause. 18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness. 19 If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall… Read the whole commentary →