Job 22:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 22:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 22:8 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. mighty...: Heb. man of arm honourable....." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 22:8 — KJV
“But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. mighty...: Heb. man of arm honourable...: Heb. eminent, or, accepted for countenance”
— Job 22:8 (KJV)
Job 22:8 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 22:8
“Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper. with: Heb. before honourable: or, gracious: Heb. lifted up, or, accepted in countenance deliverance: or, victory”
Shares key themes with Job 22:8: mighty, honourable, heb
“The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. the honourable...: Heb. a man eminent in countenance eloquent...: or, skilful of speech”
Shares key themes with Job 22:8: honourable, heb, eminent
“Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them; armed: Heb. marshalled by five”
Shares key themes with Job 22:8: mighty, heb, arm
“That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever. for ever: Heb. all days”
Shares key themes with Job 22:8: mighty, earth, heb
“When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. wedge: Heb. tongue”
Shares key themes with Job 22:8: earth, heb, arm
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