Job 15:18
(The things which wise men have got from their fathers, and have not kept secret from us;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it:
In Context
17Take note and give ear to my words; and I will say what I have seen:
19For only to them was the land given, and no strange people were among them:)
Cross References
Job 8:8Put the question now to the past generations, and give attention to what has been searched out by their fathers:
Psalms 71:18Now when I am old and grey-headed, O God, give me not up; till I have made clear your strength to this generation, and your power to all those to come.
Isaiah 38:19The living, the living man, he will give you praise, as I do this day: the father will give the story of your mercy to his children.
Matthew Henry on Job 15:18-35
17 I will show thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare; 18 Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it: 19 Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them. 20 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor. 21 A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. 22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword. 23 He wandereth… Read the whole commentary →