Job 5:24
And thou hast known that thy tent [is] peace, And inspected thy habitation, and errest not,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
25And hast known that numerous [is] Thy seed, And thine offspring as the herb of the earth;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:6'Blessed [art] thou in thy coming in, and blessed [art] thou in thy going out.
Job 8:6If pure and upright thou [art], Surely now He waketh for thee, And hath completed The habitation of thy righteousness.
Job 18:15It dwelleth in his tent — out of his provender, Scattered over his habitation is sulphur.
Job 21:7Wherefore do the wicked live? They have become old, Yea, they have been mighty in wealth.
Psalms 91:10Evil happeneth not unto thee, And a plague cometh not near thy tent,
Psalms 107:40He is pouring contempt upon nobles, And causeth them to wander in vacancy — no way.
Matthew Henry on Job 5:18-27
17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: 18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole. 19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. 20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. 21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. 22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh:… Read the whole commentary →