Job 31:24

Translations

Modern

If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,

Traditional

If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

Literal

If I have set my confidence upon gold, or to fine gold I have said, “My trust;”

Latin

Si putavi aurum robur meum, et obrizo dixi: Fiducia mea;

Original

Hebrew

English

If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,

Notes

Job 31:24

If I have put my trust in gold: Job did not state the result of this vow because the "if-then" pattern was now obvious (31:5–23). He rejected the judgment Eliphaz implied (22:24–25; see Psalms 52:7; 62:10; 1 Timothy 6:10, 17).

Job 31:1–40

Job called down wrong against himself (curses) if he was guilty of the accusations against him. Apart from mentioning idolatry (worship of false gods), Job spoke about how loyal he was to God by focusing on the second half of the Ten Commandments (31:26–27). The summary of these is: “love your neighbor as yourself” (Leviticus 19:18; Romans 13:9).

Job 29:1–31:40

Job compares his past happiness, honor, and wealth with his current loss of social dignity and divine friendship (chapters 29 and 30). He ends his speech with broad vows of innocence (chapter 31).

Theme notes and profiles

Job’s Innocence

Events

Job's Trial

Related verses

Proverbs 11:28
He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
Psalm 49:6–7
They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
Deuteronomy 8:12–14
Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses in which to dwell,
Psalm 52:7
“Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and strengthened himself by destruction.”
Proverbs 30:9
Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
Psalm 62:10
Place no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
1 Timothy 6:17
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
Luke 12:15
And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
Psalm 49:17
For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.
Proverbs 10:15
The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
Colossians 3:5
Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.

Glossary

Book of Job Minerals and Metals

Topics

Covetousness: General Scriptures Concerning Gold: Refined Hope of the Wicked Hope of the Wicked is in Their Worldly Possessions Integrity: General Scriptures Concerning Riches: Guilt of Trusting In Riches: They Who Possess, should not Trust in Them Temptation: Resistance To The Rich: General Scriptures Concerning

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