Job 22 · Verse 28

Job 22:28

Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
Job 22:28, King James Version

Job 22:28 in other translations

BSBYour decisions will be carried out, and light will shine on your ways.
WEBYou will also decree a thing, and it will be established to you. Light will shine on your ways.
ASVThou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; And light shall shine upon thy ways.
YLTAnd thou decreest a saying, And it is established to thee, And on thy ways hath light shone.
DARBYAnd thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; and light shall shine upon thy ways.
BBEYour purposes will come about, and light will be shining on your ways.
WebsterThou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established to thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

What does Job 22:28 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
28. light--success.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 28 Thou shalt also decree a thing - Whatsoever thou purposest in his strength, thou shalt be enabled to accomplish.

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 22:28 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.

וְֽתִגְזַר\־ve.tig.zar-and you may decideH1504
א֭וֹמֶר'o.mera matterH562
וְיָ֣קָםve.Ya.komand it may be fulfilledH6965
לָ֑ךְLakhfor you
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and onH5921
דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָde.ra.Khei.khaways yourH1870
נָ֣גַֽהּNa.gahit will shineH5050
אֽוֹר\׃'orlightH216

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

Cross references for Job 22:28

  • Matthew 21:22

    And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

  • Psalms 90:17

    And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

  • Psalms 20:4

    Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.

  • Isaiah 30:21

    And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

  • Proverbs 4:18

    But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

  • Lamentations 3:37

    Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?

  • John 8:12

    Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

  • Malachi 4:2

    But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

  • Job 29:3

    When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

  • Psalms 112:4

    Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

  • James 4:15

    For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

  • Psalms 97:11

    Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
decree.
Ps 20:4; 90:17; La 3:37; Mt 21:22; Jas 4:15
the light.
29:3; Ps 97:11; 112:4; Pr 4:18; Isa 30:21; Mal 4:2; Joh 8:12

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

Context

  • Job 22:27

    Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.

  • Job 22:28

    Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

  • Job 22:29

    When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

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Job 22:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Determinarás asimismo una cosa, y serte ha firme; y sobre tus caminos resplandecerá luz.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Tu décideras une chose, et elle te réussira, et la lumière resplendira sur tes voies.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Beschließest du eine Sache, so wird sie zustande kommen, und Licht wird strahlen über deinen Wegen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Decernes rem, et veniet tibi, et in viis tuis splendebit lumen.