Job 22:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 22:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 22:22 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 22:22 — KJV
“Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.”
— Job 22:22 (KJV)
Job 22:22 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 22:22
“And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home. draweth: Heb. is weak the day groweth to an end: Heb. it is the pitching time of the day home: Heb. to thy tent”
Shares key themes with Job 22:22: pray, law, thine
“Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send. regard: Heb. lay it to his heart Nabal: that is, Fool”
Shares key themes with Job 22:22: pray, lay, thine
“Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. thing: or, word”
Shares key themes with Job 22:22: mouth, words, thine
“Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.”
Shares key themes with Job 22:22: receive, words, thine
“And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD'S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.”
Shares key themes with Job 22:22: law, mouth, thine
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