Job 15:18
The wise acknowledge, and they do not leave behind, their fathers,
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In The King James Version
Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it:
In Context
17I will reveal to you, so listen to me; and I will explain to you what I have seen.
19to whom alone the earth has been given, and no stranger passed among them.
Cross References
Job 8:8For inquire of the earliest generation, and investigate diligently the history of the fathers,
Psalms 71:18Blessed is the Lord, God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.
Isaiah 38:19The living, the living, these will give praise to you, as I also do this day! The father will make the truth known to the sons.
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 →