KJV ORIGINAL
Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Yet he filled their houses with good things, but I want nothing to do with the advice of wicked people.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer acknowledges that God blesses people with good things, but firmly rejects following the counsel or ways of those who do evil.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Job's friend Eliphaz's second speech, where he's trying to convince Job that God rewards the righteous and punishes the wicked. Eliphaz is quoting from Psalm 1, acknowledging that sometimes wicked people seem to prosper materially, but maintaining that their counsel should still be avoided.
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