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Job 22:18

Job 22:18
Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

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Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

The righteous see it, and are glad,.... Not the counsel of the wicked, nor their outward prosperity, but their ruin and…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Yet he filled their houses with good things - This is undoubtedly a biting sarcasm. Job had maintained that such people…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 22:15-20

Eliphaz, having endeavoured to convict Job, by setting his sins (as he thought) in order before him, here endeavours to…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Eliphaz expresses his abhorrence of the ingratitude and evil principles of such men, repeating the words employed by…