Job 1:22 (DRB)

Passage

In all these things Job sinned not by his lips, nor spoke he any foolish thing against God.

Nearby Context

Job 1:20 Then Job rose up, and rent his garments, and having shaven his head, fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

Job 1:21 And said: Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away: as it hath pleased the Lord, so is it done: blessed be the name of the Lord.

Job 1:22 In all these things Job sinned not by his lips, nor spoke he any foolish thing against God.

Study Lenses

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

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

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