Job 22:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Job 22:23

If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.

Return

Built up

Thou shalt

Zechariah 5:3

Put

2 Timothy 2:19

General references

Genesis 13:2

Proverbs 4:15

Bible References

Return

But if you earnestly seek God
and ask the Almighty for mercy,

As for you, if you redirect your heart
and lift up your hands to Him in prayer—

Seek the Lord while He may be found;
call to Him while He is near.

Israel, return to Yahweh your God,
for you have stumbled in your sin.

So tell the people: This is what the Lord of Hosts says: Return to Me”—this is the declaration of the Lord of Hosts—“and I will return to you, says the Lord of Hosts.

Instead, I preached to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem and in all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works worthy of repentance.

Built up

Whatever He tears down cannot be rebuilt;
whoever He imprisons cannot be released.

Again I will build you so that you will be rebuilt,
Virgin Israel.
You will take up your tambourines again
and go out in joyful dancing.

rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, overflowing with gratitude.

But you, dear friends, as you build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit,

Thou shalt

if there is iniquity in your hand, remove it,
and don’t allow injustice to dwell in your tents—

Nothing he owned remains in his tent.
Burning sulfur is scattered over his home.

“Go and consecrate the people. Tell them to consecrate themselves for tomorrow, for this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: There are things that are set apart among you, Israel. You will not be able to stand against your enemies until you remove what is set apart.

The one who lives righteously
and speaks rightly,
who refuses gain from extortion,
whose hand never takes a bribe,
who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots
and shuts his eyes to avoid endorsing evil

—

Then he said to me, “This is the curse that is going out over the whole land, for every thief will be removed according to what is written on one side, and everyone who swears falsely will be removed according to what is written on the other side.

Put

Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, having this inscription:

The Lord knows those who are His,

and

Everyone who names the name of the Lord
must turn away from unrighteousness.

General references

Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.

Avoid it; don’t travel on it.
Turn away from it, and pass it by.