Job 32:13

Beware lest ye say, We have found wisdom. God may vanquish him, not man.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.

In Context

12Yea, I attended to you. And, behold, there was none who convinced Job, or who answered his words among you.

14For he has not directed his words against me. Neither will I answer him with your speeches.

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Cross References

Genesis 14:23that I will not take a thread nor a shoe latchet nor anything that is thine, lest thou should say, I have made Abram rich,

Job 1:21And he said, Naked I came out of my mother's womb, and naked I shall return there. LORD gave, and LORD has taken away, blessed be the name of LORD.

Job 4:9By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of his anger they are consumed.

Job 12:2No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.

Job 19:6know now that God has subverted me, and has encompassed me with his net.

Isaiah 5:21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

Matthew Henry on Job 32:7-15

6 And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not show you mine opinion. 7 I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom. 8 But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. 9 Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment. 10 Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will show mine opinion. 11 Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your… Read the whole commentary →

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