21 " Yield now and be at peace with Him; Thereby good will come to you. 22 "Please receive instruction from His mouth And establish His words in your heart . 23 "If you return to the Almighty , you will be restored ; If you remove unrighteousness far from your tent , 24 And place your gold in the dust , And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks , 25 Then the Almighty will be your gold And choice silver to you. 26 "For then you will delight in the Almighty And lift up your face to God . 27 "You will pray to Him, and He will hear you; And you will pay your vows . 28 "You will also decree a thing , and it will be established for you; And light will shine on your ways . 29 "When you are cast down , you will speak with confidence , And the humble e person e He will save . 30 "He will deliver one who is not innocent , And he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands ."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 22:21-30
Commentary on Job 22:21-30
(Read 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 Jesus was reviled, that we may be patient. Let us examine whether there may not be some colour for the slander, and walk watchfully, so as to be clear of all appearances of evil.