Bible Strands
Job 31:24
If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Job addresses God in a formal oath, placing this confession of potential idolatry between his acknowledgment of fearing divine calamity (Job 31:23) and his rejection of pride in personal wealth (Job 31:25).
The words — The Hebrew kisli ("my confidence") and mivtachi ("my security") directly bind the material nouns zahav ("gold") and khetem ("pure gold") to human reliance.
The thread — The text warns against wealth-based trust, running parallel to Deuteronomy 8:12, Psalm 49:6, and Psalm 52:7 where riches replace divine refuge.
Why it lands — The verse demands a reader verify whether their ultimate confidence rests in material provision rather than the sovereign power that governs calamity and blessing.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 8:12 Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses in which to dwell,
- Psalms 49:6 They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
- Psalms 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 11:28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
- Psalms 49:17 For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.
- Psalms 62:10 Place no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
- Proverbs 10:15 The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
- 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.
- 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.