Job 22:18
And he hath filled their houses [with] good: (And the counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)
Young's Literal Translation
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
17Those saying to God, 'Turn aside from us,' And what doth the Mighty One to them?
19See do the righteous and they rejoice, And the innocent mocketh at them,
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:7Jehovah dispossesseth, and He maketh rich, He maketh low, yea, He maketh high.
Job 21:16Lo, not in their hand [is] their good, (The counsel of the wicked Hath been far from me.)
Psalms 17:14From men, Thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, their portion [is] in life, And [with] Thy hidden things Thou fillest their belly, They are satisfied [with] sons; And have left their abundance to their sucklings.
Acts 14:17though, indeed, without witness He did not leave himself, doing good — from heaven giving rains to us, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness;'
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 →