Key Verse Spotlight
Job 22:4 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?”
Job 22:4
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? {as he...: or, if he may be profitable, doth his good success depend thereon?}
{Is it} any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or {is it} gain {to him}, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
{Is} not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?
For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. {the naked...: Heb. the clothes of the naked}
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