Job 22:18 Meaning and Explanation
“Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.”
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Read Full Chapter →Eliphaz notes that God blessed even these wicked men, then distances himself from their ways.
What Does Job 22:18 Mean?
Eliphaz acknowledges a puzzle: God filled the houses of those very wicked men with good things. He grants that the godless sometimes prosper, then quickly adds that he wants nothing to do with their counsel, distancing himself from them.
The observation touches a deep mystery that the godly have long pondered: why do the wicked sometimes flourish? Eliphaz's good instinct is to refuse their way regardless of their apparent success. Outward prosperity is no proof of God's favor, and the path of the wicked, however comfortable for a season, leads away from life. The wise heart says with him, the counsel of the wicked is far from me, and clings instead to the fear of the Lord.
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What does Job 22:18 mean?
Eliphaz notes that God blessed even these wicked men, then distances himself from their ways.