Job 27:17
He may prepare, but, the righteous, shall put on, and, the silver, shall the innocent apportion.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 heap up silver like, dust, and, like a pile, he prepare clothing,
18He hath built, like a moth, his house,—like a hut, which a watcher hath made.
Cross References
Esther 8:1On that day, did King Ahasuerus give unto Esther the queen, the house of Haman, the adversary of the Jews,—and, Mordecai, came in before the king, for Esther had told, what he was to her.
Proverbs 28:8He that increaseth his substance by interest and profit, for one ready to favour the poor, doth gather it.
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 →