Job 22:8 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

⁸ But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honourable man, he dwelt in it.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honourable man dwelt in it.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ But [you, Job] the man with power possessed the land, and the favored and accepted man dwelt in it.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; And the honorable man, he dwelt in it.

Common English Bible

⁸ The powerful own land; the favored live in it.)

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ By the strength of your arm, you took possession of the land, and you retain it by being the strongest.

Job 22:8 Cross References

Isaiah 9:15

The ancient and the honourable man, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

Micah 7:3

Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the mischief of his soul: thus they weave it together.

Isaiah 3:3

the captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the skilful enchanter.

Psalm 12:8

The wicked walk on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

Job 31:34

Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, So that I kept silence, and went not out of the door--

Job 13:8

Will ye respect his person? Will ye contend for God?

Job 9:24

The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: He covereth the faces of the judges thereof; If it be not he, who then is it?

Job 12:19

He leadeth priests away spoiled, And overthroweth the mighty.