KJV King James Version
For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
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Job 22:26
For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
WEB World English Bible
For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and shall lift up your face to God.
ASV American Standard Version
For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
For then on the Mighty thou delightest thyself, And dost lift up unto God thy face,
Surrounding context — Job 22
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.
27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
29 When [men] are cast down, then thou shalt say, [There is] lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
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Psalm 37:4Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.Isaiah 58:14Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken [it].Job 27:10Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?Job 11:15For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:Romans 7:22For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:Psalm 86:4Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.Psalm 143:8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.Song of Solomon 2:3As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so [is] my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit [was] sweet to my taste.1 John 3:20-21For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.Job 34:9For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.Psalm 25:1[A Psalm] of David. Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
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