Job 22:22
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 22
“Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.”Job 22:22
What Does Job 22:22 Mean?
Job 22:22 is found in the book of Job, chapter 22, verse 22 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Job 22:22 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 119:11“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”Job 23:12“Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.”Proverbs 1:3“To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;”Ezekiel 3:10“Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears.”Deuteronomy 4:1“Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.”Deuteronomy 6:6“And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:”Jeremiah 9:20“Yet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation.”Jeremiah 15:16“Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.”Proverbs 4:4“He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.”Proverbs 4:21“Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.”Proverbs 7:1“My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.”Luke 2:19“But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.”Job 6:10“Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.”Job 35:13“Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.”Proverbs 2:1“My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;”Proverbs 4:10“Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.”Matthew 12:35“A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.”Matthew 13:52“Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.”Luke 2:51“And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.”1 Thessalonians 4:1“Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.”
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