Job 22:21-23

21 “Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you.
22 Accept instruction from his mouth and lay up his words in your heart.
23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored: If you remove wickedness far from your tent

Job 22:21-23 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 22

This chapter contains the third and last reply of Eliphaz to Job, in which he charges him with having too high an opinion of himself, of his holiness and righteousness, as if God was profited by it, and laid thereby under obligation to him, whereas he was not, Job 22:1-3; and as if he reproved and chastised him, because of his fear of him, whereas it was because of his sins, Job 22:4,5; an enumeration of which he gives, as of injustice, oppression, cruelty to the poor, and even of atheism and infidelity, for which snares and fears were around him, and various calamities, Job 22:6-14; and compares his way and course of life to that of the men of the old world, and the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah, and suggests that his end would be like theirs, unless he repented, Job 22:15-20; and then concludes with an exhortation to him to return to God by repentance, and to reform, when he should see happy times again, and enjoy much outward and inward prosperity, and be an instrument of doing much good to many, Job 22:21-30.

Cross References 9

  • 1. Isaiah 26:3,12; Isaiah 27:5; Romans 5:1
  • 2. S Genesis 17:1; Jeremiah 9:24
  • 3. S Job 8:7; Psalms 34:8-10; Proverbs 3:10; 1 Peter 5:6
  • 4. S Deuteronomy 8:3
  • 5. S Job 6:10
  • 6. S Job 15:11; Job 28:23; Psalms 37:31; Psalms 40:8; Proverbs 2:6; Ezekiel 3:10
  • 7. Job 8:5; Isaiah 31:6; Isaiah 44:22; Isaiah 55:7; Isaiah 59:20; Jeremiah 3:14,22; Ezekiel 18:32; Zechariah 1:3; Malachi 3:7
  • 8. S Job 5:24; Isaiah 19:22; Acts 20:32
  • 9. Job 11:14
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