Job 31:24
If I made gold my stay, and, to precious metal, said, My confidence!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
In Context
23For, a dread unto me, was calamity from GOD, and, from his majesty, I could not escape.
25If I rejoiced because great was my substance, and, an abundance, my hand had discovered;
Cross References
Genesis 31:1Then heard he the words of the sons of Laban, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that belonged to our father; Yea out of what belonged to our father, hath he made all this wealth.
Psalms 49:6As for them who are trusting in their wealth,—And, in the abundance of their riches, do boast themselves,
Psalms 52:7Lo! the man who made not God his refuge,—But trusted in the abundance of his riches, Emboldened himself in his wealth!
Proverbs 10:15The substance of the rich, is his strong city, the terror of the poor, is their poverty.
Proverbs 30:9Lest I be full, and deny, and say—Who is Yahweh? or lest I be impoverished and steal, and do violence to the Name of my God.
Luke 12:15And he said unto them—Mind and be guarding yourselves from all covetousness; for not, in one’s abundance, doth his life spring out of his possessions.
Matthew Henry on Job 31:17-24
Job's Compassion to the Poor. ( b. c. 1520.) 16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; 17 Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; 18 (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;) 19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering; 20 If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep; 21 If I… Read the whole commentary →