Job 4:18
Truly, he puts no faith in his servants, and he sees error in his angels;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
In Context
17May a man be upright before God? or a man be clean before his Maker?
Cross References
Job 25:4How then is it possible for man to be upright before God? or how may he be clean who is a son of woman?
Psalms 103:20Give praise to the Lord, you his angels, who are great in strength, doing his orders, and waiting for his voice.
Isaiah 6:2Over him were the winged ones: every one had six wings; two for covering his face, two for covering his feed, and two for flight.
Jude 1:6And the angels who did not keep to their kingdom but went out from the place which was theirs, he has put in eternal chains and in dark night till the great day of the judging.
Matthew Henry on Job 4:13-21
12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof. 13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, 14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. 15 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: 16 It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, 17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his… Read the whole commentary →