Job 1:22 (ASV)

Passage

In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.

Nearby Context

Job 1:20 Then Job arose, and rent his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped;

Job 1:21 and he said, Naked came I out of my mother`s womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah.

Job 1:22 In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sinned", "charged", and "foolishly". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sinned" and "charged", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "and he said Naked came I out...", giving immediate footing for "sinned" and "charged". In Job context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sinned" and "charged" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.