Job 22:18
Yet, he, had filled their houses with good! The counsel of the lawless, then, is far from me:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
17Who had been saying unto GOD, Depart from us! and—What can the Almighty do for himself?
19The righteous shall see and rejoice, and, the innocent, shall laugh them to scorn:
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:7Yahweh, maketh poor, and enricheth,—Layeth low, yea exalteth;
Job 21:16Lo! not in their own hand, is their welfare, The counsel of lawless men, is far from me!
Psalms 17:14From men [who are] thy hand, O Yahweh, From the men of this age, whose portion, is among the living, and, with thy treasure, thou fillest their bosom,—They must be satisfied with sons, And must leave their abundance to their children:—
Acts 14:17Although, not without witness, he left himself, doing good, from heaven, upon you, giving rain and fruitful seasons, filling, with food and gladness, your hearts.
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 →