Job 22:8
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
In Context
7You have not given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.
9You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Cross References
Job 13:8Will all of you accept his person? will all of you contend for God?
Job 31:34Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
Isaiah 3:3The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
Micah 7:3That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asks, and the judge asks for a reward; and the great man, he utters his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
Matthew Henry on Job 22:6-15
Job Accused of Various Crimes. ( b. c. 1520.) 5 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? 6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. 7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. 8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. 9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. 10 Therefore snares are round about thee,… Read the whole commentary →