25 if I have rejoiced over my great wealth, the fortune my hands had gained,
25 if I have rejoiced because my wealth was abundant or because my hand had found much,
25 Did I boast about my wealth, show off because I was well-off?
25 If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gained much;
25 Have I gloated about my wealth and all that I own?
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 31:25
Commentary on Job 31:24-32
(Read 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 judgments upon a nation. 3. He neither desired nor delighted in the hurt of the worst enemy he had. If others bear malice to us, that will not justify us in bearing malice to them. 4. He had never been unkind to strangers. Hospitality is a Christian duty, 1 Peter 4:9.