if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much,
Parallel translations
- WEB If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;
- KJV If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
- NKJV If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gained much;
- NASB If I have gloated because my wealth was great, And because my hand had obtained so much;
- NLT Have I gloated about my wealth and all that I own?
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Quick answer
Job denies rejoicing merely because his wealth was great or because he had gained much. He did not find his joy in possessions.
Overview
Job affirms that his gladness did not rest in the size of his fortune or the abundance his hand had acquired. This shows a heart not captivated by material success even while he was prosperous. The contentment that does not idolize wealth reflects godly wisdom and points to the deeper joy offered in Christ, in whom believers possess an inheritance that cannot perish, spoil, or fade.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Ps 62:10Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
- Deut 8:17–18You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”
- Esth 5:11Haman recounted to them his glorious wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored and promoted him over the other officials and servants.
- Prov 23:5When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.
- Isa 10:13–14For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers.
- Dan 4:30the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”
- Jer 9:23This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
- Ezek 28:5By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.
- Hab 1:16Therefore he sacrifices to his dragnet and burns incense to his fishing net, for by these things his portion is sumptuous and his food is rich.
- Luke 12:19Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
- Luke 16:25But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
- Luke 16:19Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.
- Hos 12:8And Ephraim boasts: “How rich I have become! I have found wealth for myself. In all my labors, they can find in me no iniquity that is sinful.”
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