📖 Job — Chapter 22 (KJV)
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Job 22:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
Job 22:2 Can Ra man be profitable unto God, Tas he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
Job 22:3 Is it Rany pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
Job 22:4 Will he Rreprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
Job 22:5 Is Rnot thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?
Job 22:6 RFor thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped Tthe naked of their clothing.
Job 22:7 Thou hast Rnot given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
Job 22:8 RBut as for the Tmighty man, he had the earth; and the Thonourable man dwelt in it.
Job 22:9 Thou hast sent Rwidows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
Job 22:10 Therefore Rsnares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;
Job 22:11 Or Rdarkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
Job 22:12 Is Rnot God in the height of heaven? and behold the Theight of the stars, how high they are!
Job 22:13 And thou sayest, THow Rdoth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
Job 22:14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
Job 22:15 Hast thou marked Rthe old way which wicked men have trodden?
Job 22:16 Which were Rcut down out of time, Twhose foundation was overflown with a flood:
Job 22:17 Which said unto God, RDepart from us: and what can the Almighty do Tfor them?
Job 22:18 Yet Rhe filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Job 22:19 The Rrighteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
Job 22:20 Whereas Rour Tsubstance is not cut down, but Tthe remnant of them the fire consumeth.
Job 22:21 RAcquaint now thyself with Thim, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
Job 22:22 RReceive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
Job 22:23 If thou Rreturn to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
Job 22:24 Then shalt thou Rlay up gold Tas dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
Job 22:25 Yea, Rthe Almighty shall be thy Tdefence, and thou shalt have Tplenty of silver.
Job 22:26 For then Rshalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
Job 22:27 Thou shalt Rmake thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
Job 22:28 Thou shalt also Rdecree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
Job 22:29 When Rmen are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save Tthe humble person.
Job 22:30 RTHe shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Job 22:1–11 — Eliphaz names unproved offenses
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Eliphaz now accuses Job of withholding food and water, stripping others, and mistreating widows and orphans. The opening has not supported these charges, and Job will later defend his conduct toward the vulnerable. The escalation shows how a theory can produce invented details when a person refuses to question it.
Key Truth: Do not invent offenses to preserve an explanation.
Check What You Remember
1. Which friend speaks? (Job 22:1)
Find it in Job 22:1 (KJV).
2. What does he accuse Job of withholding from the hungry? (Job 22:7)
Find it in Job 22:7 (KJV).
3. Which vulnerable women does he say were sent away empty? (Job 22:9)
Find it in Job 22:9 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Job 22:12–20 — A view attributed to Job
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Eliphaz portrays Job as believing God cannot see through clouds and likens him to earlier wicked people. This is an accusation about Job's supposed thinking, not the narrator's confirmation. Attributing a belief someone has not actually stated can distort a disagreement and make fair hearing impossible.
Key Truth: Represent another person's claims accurately.
Check What You Remember
1. Where does Eliphaz locate God in his question? (Job 22:12)
Find it in Job 22:12 (KJV).
2. What covering does he claim Job thinks hides matters from God? (Job 22:14)
Find it in Job 22:14 (KJV).
3. What disaster describes the former wicked people's end? (Job 22:16)
Find it in Job 22:16 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Job 22:21–30 — Advice and assurances within a flawed argument
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Eliphaz urges receiving God's words and returning, then promises restored security and fulfilled decrees. The call to attend to God is valuable, but the surrounding accusation and blanket assurances remain disputed. Verse 28 should not be detached as a promise that any person can make reality follow whatever they declare.
Key Truth: Read an attractive promise in its speaker's full argument.
Check What You Remember
1. Where does Eliphaz say to lay up God's words? (Job 22:22)
Find it in Job 22:22 (KJV).
2. To whom does he urge a return? (Job 22:23)
Find it in Job 22:23 (KJV).
3. Whom does he say God saves? (Job 22:29)
Find it in Job 22:29 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Job 42:7 — The LORD's assessment of Eliphaz governs how readers evaluate this confident speech.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
How can you avoid putting words or motives into another person's mouth?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. What makes Eliphaz’s accusations more specific here?
2. What mistaken view of God does Eliphaz attribute to Job?
3. What example does Eliphaz use in describing the old way of wicked people?
4. How does his appeal involve both receiving and turning away?
5. What promised response to prayer does Eliphaz describe?
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