Job 22:15
New International Version
Will you keep to the old path that the wicked have trod?

New Living Translation
“Will you continue on the old paths where evil people have walked?

English Standard Version
Will you keep to the old way that wicked men have trod?

Berean Standard Bible
Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod?

King James Bible
Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

New King James Version
Will you keep to the old way Which wicked men have trod,

New American Standard Bible
“Will you keep to the ancient path Which wicked people have walked,

NASB 1995
“Will you keep to the ancient path Which wicked men have trod,

NASB 1977
“Will you keep to the ancient path Which wicked men have trod,

Legacy Standard Bible
Will you keep to the ancient path Which wicked men have trod,

Amplified Bible
“Will you keep to the ancient path That wicked men walked [in the time of Noah],

Christian Standard Bible
Will you continue on the ancient path that wicked men have walked?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Will you continue on the ancient path that wicked men have walked?

American Standard Version
Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?

Contemporary English Version
Give up those ancient ideas believed by sinners,

English Revised Version
Wilt thou keep the old way which wicked men have trodden?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Are you following the old path that wicked people have taken?

Good News Translation
Are you determined to walk in the paths that evil people have always followed?

International Standard Version
"Will you keep walking on the traditional path that sinners have tread,

Majority Standard Bible
Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod?

NET Bible
Will you keep to the old path that evil men have walked--

New Heart English Bible
Will you keep the old way, which wicked men have trodden,

Webster's Bible Translation
Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

World English Bible
Will you keep the old way, which wicked men have trodden,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Do you observe the path of the age, "" That men of iniquity have trodden,

Young's Literal Translation
The path of the age dost thou observe, That men of iniquity have trodden?

Smith's Literal Translation
Wilt thou watch the path of old which men of iniquity trod?
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Dost thou desire to keep the path of ages, which wicked men have trodden?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Do you not want to tend the path of the ages, which wicked men have spurned?

New American Bible
Do you indeed keep to the ancient way trodden by the worthless?

New Revised Standard Version
Will you keep to the old way that the wicked have trod?
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Have you marked well the old way which wicked men have trodden long ago?

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Have you kept the way of the world that the people of lying trod that was not in their time?
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Wilt thou not mark the old way, which righteous men have trodden?

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Eliphaz Exhorts Job
14Thick clouds veil Him so He does not see us as He traverses the vault of heaven.’ 15Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have trod? 16They were snatched away before their time, and their foundations were swept away by a flood.…

Cross References
Matthew 7:13-14
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.

Proverbs 4:14-15
Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers. / Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.

Jeremiah 6:16
This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’

Isaiah 30:21
And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”

Proverbs 2:12-15
to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity, / from those who leave the straight paths to walk in the ways of darkness, / from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil, ...

2 Peter 2:15
They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.

Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Isaiah 35:8
And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.

Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

2 Timothy 3:1-5
But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. / For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, ...

Psalm 119:9
How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.

Romans 3:12
All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”

Isaiah 53:6
We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.

1 Peter 2:25
For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.


Treasury of Scripture

Have you marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

the old way

Genesis 6:5,11-13
And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually…

Luke 17:26,27
And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man…

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Job 22
1. Eliphaz shows that man's goodness profits not God
5. He accuses Job of various sins
21. He exhorts him to repentance, with promises of mercy














Will you stay
This phrase challenges the reader to consider their current path and future direction. The Hebrew root for "stay" (שׁוּב, shuv) often implies a return or continuation. In the context of Job, it suggests a choice between persisting in a certain way of life or turning back. The question is rhetorical, urging introspection about one's spiritual journey and alignment with God's will.

on the ancient path
The "ancient path" refers to a well-trodden way, symbolizing established traditions or behaviors. In Hebrew, "ancient" (עוֹלָם, olam) can mean eternal or long-lasting, indicating practices that have persisted over time. Historically, paths were literal routes used by travelers, but metaphorically, they represent moral or ethical ways of living. The verse implies that these paths are not inherently righteous, as they are associated with wickedness.

that wicked men have trodden
This phrase identifies the path as one followed by "wicked men," suggesting a history of moral failure. The Hebrew word for "wicked" (רָשָׁע, rasha) denotes those who are guilty or unrighteous. The imagery of "trodden" (דָּרַךְ, darak) evokes a path worn by frequent use, emphasizing the habitual nature of sin. Scripturally, it warns against following the example of those who have strayed from God's commandments, urging believers to seek a path of righteousness instead.

(15) Hast thou marked the old way . . .?--Rather, Dost thou keep the old way which the wicked men trod? Dost thou hold their tenets?

Verse 15. - Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? rather, Wilt thou keep the old way etc.? (see the Revised Version). Eliphaz assumes that it is Job's intention to cast in his lot with these persons whose prosperous wickedness he has described in the preceding chapter (vers. 7-15). And this notwithstanding Job's final protest, "Be the counsel of the wicked far from me" (ver. 16). He calls the mode of life pursued by these wicked persons "the old way," either with allusion to the seed of Cain before the Flood, who "corrupted their way" (Genesis 6:12), or perhaps with reference to the descendants of Nimrod after it (see Professor Lee's 'Book of Job,' p. 361).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Will you stay
תִּשְׁמֹ֑ר (tiš·mōr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

on the ancient
עוֹלָ֣ם (‘ō·w·lām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always

path
הַאֹ֣רַח (ha·’ō·raḥ)
Article | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 734: A well-trodden road, a caravan

that
אֲשֶׁ֖ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

wicked
אָֽוֶן׃ (’ā·wen)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 205: Strictly nothingness, trouble, vanity, wickedness, an idol

men
מְתֵי־ (mə·ṯê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 4962: An adult, a man

have trod?
דָּרְכ֣וּ (dā·rə·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1869: To tread, to walk, to string a, bow


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