Job 31 · Verse 25

Job 31:25

If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
Job 31:25, King James Version

Job 31:25 in other translations

BSBif I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much,
WEBIf I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;
ASVIf I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;
YLTIf I rejoice because great is my wealth, And because abundance hath my hand found,
DARBYIf I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;
BBEIf I was glad because my wealth was great, and because my hand had got together a great store;
WebsterIf I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gained much;

What does Job 31:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 31:24-25

24-25. Job asserts his freedom from trust in money (1Ti 6:17). Here he turns to his duty towards God, as before he had spoken of his duty towards himself and his neighbor. Covetousness is covert idolatry, as it transfers the heart from the Creator to the creature (Col 3:5). In Job 31:26, 27 he passes to overt idolatry.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 31:24-32

Job protests, 1. That he never set his heart upon the wealth of this world. How few prosperous professors can appeal to the Lord, that they have not rejoiced because their gains were great! Through the determination to be rich, numbers ruin their souls, or pierce themselves with many sorrows. 2. He never was guilty of idolatry. The source of idolatry is in the heart, and it corrupts men, and provokes God to send…

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Job 31:25 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.

אִם\־'im-ifH518
אֶ֭שְׂמַח'Es.machI rejoicedH8055
כִּי\־ki-forH3588
רַ֣בrav[was] greatH7227
חֵילִ֑יchei.Liwealth myH2428
וְכִֽי\־ve.khi-and forH3588
כַ֝בִּ֗ירkha.BirmuchH3524
מָצְאָ֥הma.tze.'Ahit had foundH4672
יָדִֽי\׃ya.Dihand myH3027

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

Cross references for Job 31:25

  • Psalms 62:10

    Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

  • Deuteronomy 8:17-18

    And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

  • Jeremiah 9:23

    Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:

  • Luke 12:19

    And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

  • Ezekiel 28:5

    By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:

  • Habakkuk 1:16

    Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.

  • Hosea 12:8

    And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.

  • Luke 16:25

    But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

  • Luke 16:19

    There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

  • Isaiah 10:13-14

    For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man: And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.

  • Esther 5:11

    And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.

  • Proverbs 23:5

    Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
rejoiced.
Es 5:11; Pr 23:5; Jer 9:23; Eze 28:5; Lu 12:19; 16:19,25
because.
De 8:17,18; Isa 10:13,14; Da 4:30; Ho 12:8; Hab 1:16
gotten much. Heb. found much.

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Context

  • Job 31:24

    If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

  • Job 31:25

    If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;

  • Job 31:26

    If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;

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Job 31:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Si me alegré de que mi hacienda se multiplicase, y de que mi mano hallase mucho;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Si je me suis réjoui de ce que mes biens étaient grands, et de ce que ma main avait beaucoup acquis;
German
Elberfelder 1871
wenn ich mich freute, daß mein Vermögen groß war, und daß meine Hand Ansehnliches erworben hatte;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
si lætatus sum super multis divitiis meis, et quia plurima reperit manus mea;