Job 22:21
Acquaint thyself, I pray thee, with Him, And be at peace, Thereby thine increase [is] good.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
In Context
20'Surely our substance hath not been cut off, And their excellency hath fire consumed.'
22Receive, I pray thee, from His mouth a law, And set His sayings in thy heart.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 28:9'And thou, Solomon, my son, know the God of thy father, and serve Him with a perfect heart, and with a willing mind, for all hearts is Jehovah seeking, and every imagination of the thoughts He is understanding; if thou dost seek Him, He is found of thee, and if thou dost forsake Him, He casteth thee off for ever.
Isaiah 27:5Or — he doth take hold on My strength, He doth make peace with Me, Peace he doth make with Me.
Matthew 5:25'Be agreeing with thy opponent quickly, while thou art in the way with him, that the opponent may not deliver thee to the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and to prison thou mayest be cast,
Acts 10:36the word that he sent to the sons of Israel, proclaiming good news — peace through Jesus Christ (this one is Lord of all,)
2 Corinthians 5:20in behalf of Christ, then, we are ambassadors, as if God were calling through us, we beseech, in behalf of Christ, 'Be ye reconciled to God;'
Philippians 4:7and the peace of God, that is surpassing all understanding, 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 →