Job 21:1

Job Asserts the Prosperity of the Wicked

21¹ Then Job replied:

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Other Translations of Job 21:1

King James Version

Job Asserts the Prosperity of the Wicked

21¹ But Job answered and said,

English Standard Version

Job Asserts the Prosperity of the Wicked

21¹ Then Job answered and said:

The Message

Job Asserts the Prosperity of the Wicked

21¹ Job replied:

New King James Version

Job Asserts the Prosperity of the Wicked

21¹ Then Job answered and said:

New Living Translation

Job Asserts the Prosperity of the Wicked

21¹ Then Job spoke again:

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 21:1

Commentary on Job 21:1-6

(Read Job 21:1-6)

Job comes closer to the question in dispute. This was, Whether outward prosperity is a mark of the true church, and the true members of it, so that ruin of a man's prosperity proves him a hypocrite? This they asserted, but Job denied. If they looked upon him, they might see misery enough to demand compassion, and their bold interpretations of this mysterious providence should be turned into silent wonder.