Job 22:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.”
Job 22:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 22:24 in 6 Bible Translations
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Job 22:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Lay your treasure in the dust, the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.”
Job 22:24 — World English Bible
Job 22:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And lay thou thy treasure in the dust, Andthe gold ofOphir among the stones of the brooks; ”
Job 22:24 — American Standard Version
Job 22:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“So as to set on the dust a defence, And on a rock of the valleys a covering.”
Job 22:24 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 22:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And put the precious ore with the dust, and [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the torrents, ”
Job 22:24 — Darby Translation
Job 22:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou shalt lay vp golde for dust, and the gold of Ophir, as the flintes of the riuers.”
Job 22:24 — Geneva Bible
Job 22:24 in Context — Job 22
22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.
24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.
26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
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What Does Job 22:24 Mean?
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