Job 22 · Verse 25

Job 22:25

Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
Job 22:25, King James Version

Job 22:25 in other translations

BSBthen the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you.
WEBThe Almighty will be your treasure, and precious silver to you.
ASVAnd the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee.
YLTAnd the Mighty hath been thy defence, And silver is strength to thee.
DARBYThen the Almighty will be thy precious ore, and silver heaped up unto thee;
BBEThen the Ruler of all will be your gold, and his teaching will be your silver;
WebsterYea, the Almighty shall be thy defense and thou shalt have plenty of silver.

What does Job 22:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. Apodosis. Yea--rather, Then shall the Almighty be, &c. defence--rather, as the same Hebrew means in Job 22:24 (see on Job 22:24)--Thy precious metals; God will be to thee in the place of riches. plenty of silver--rather, "And shall be to thee in the place of laboriously-obtained treasures of silver" [Gesenius]. Elegantly implying, it is less labor to find God than the hidden metals; at least to the humble seeker (Job 28:12-28). But [Maurer] "the shining silver."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 Thou shalt have plenty of silver - Here again the versions and critics vary. The critics may disagree; but the doctrine of Eliphaz is sufficiently plain: "To those whom God loves best he gives the most earthly good. The rich and the great are his high favorites: the poor and the distressed he holds for his enemies." In the above verses there seems to be a reference to the mode of obtaining the precious metals: 1. Gold in dust; 2. Gold in streams from the hills and mountains; 3. Silver in mines; כסף תועפות keseph toaphoth, "silver of giddiness," of mines so deep as to make one giddy by looking into them. See Mr. Good.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 22:21-30

The answer of Eliphaz wrongly implied that Job had hitherto not known God, and that prosperity in this life would follow his sincere conversion. The counsel Eliphaz here gives is good, though, as to Job, it was built upon a false supposition that he was a stranger and enemy to God. Let us beware of slandering our brethren; and if it be our lot to suffer in this manner, let us remember how Job was treated; yea, how…

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Job 22:25 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָיָ֣הve.ha.Yahand he will beH1961
שַׁדַּ֣יsha.Dai[the] AlmightyH7706
בְּצָרֶ֑יךָbe.tza.Rei.khagold<s> yourH1220
וְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefand silver ofH3701
תּוֹעָפ֣וֹתto.'a.FotheapsH8443
לָֽךְ\׃Lakhfor you

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 22:25

  • Isaiah 33:6

    And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.

  • Psalms 16:5-6

    The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

  • Genesis 15:1

    After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

  • Psalms 18:2

    The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

  • Psalms 84:11

    For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

  • James 2:5

    Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

  • Isaiah 41:10

    Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

  • 2 Corinthians 6:10

    As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

  • Romans 8:31

    What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Almighty.
Ge 15:1; Ps 18:2; 84:11; Isa 41:10; Ro 8:31
defence. or, gold.
Ps 16:5,6; Isa 33:6; 2Co 6:10; Jas 2:5
plenty of silver. Heb. silver of strength.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Job 22:24

    Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

  • Job 22:25

    Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.

  • Job 22:26

    For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.

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Job 22:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el Todopoderoso será tu defensa, y tendrás plata á montones.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Le Tout-puissant sera ton or, et il sera pour toi de l’argent amassé.
German
Elberfelder 1871		so wird der Allmächtige dein Golderz und dein glänzendes Silber sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Eritque Omnipotens contra hostes tuos, et argentum coacervabitur tibi.