Job 22:21
Shew thyself to be one with him—I pray thee—and prosper, thereby, shall there come on thee blessing.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
In Context
20If our assailants do not vanish, then, their abundance, a fire consumeth!
22Accept, I beseech thee, from his mouth—instruction,—and lay up his sayings in thy heart.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 28:9Thou, therefore, Solomon my son, Know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing soul, for, all hearts, doth Yahweh search, and, every devised purpose, doth he understand,—If thou seek him, He will be found of thee, but, if thou forsake him, He will cast thee off for ever.
Isaiah 27:5Else, let one lay hold of my protection, Let him make peace with me,—Peace, let him make with me.
Matthew 5:25Be making agreement with thine adversary, quickly, while thou art with him, in the way,—lest once thine adversary deliver thee up unto the judge, and the judge, unto the officer, and, into prison, thou be cast.
Acts 10:36As touching the word he hath sent unto the sons of Israel, announcing the glad tidings of peace through Jesus Christ—the same, is Lord, of all,
2 Corinthians 5:20In behalf of Christ, therefore, are we ambassadors,—as if God were beseeching through us: we entreat, in behalf of Christ,—be reconciled unto God!
Philippians 4:7And, the peace of God, which riseth above every mind, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts, in Christ Jesus.
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 →