Job 32:13

So that you will not say, “We have found wisdom,” God has thrown him down, not man.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

12And as long as I supposed that you were saying something, I considered; but now I see that there is none of you that is able to argue with Job and to respond to his words.

14He has said nothing to me, and I will not respond to him according to your words.

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Cross References

Genesis 14:23that from one thread within a blanket, even to a single shoelace, I will not take anything from that which is yours, lest you say, ‘I have enriched Abram,’

Job 1:21and he said, “Naked I departed from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away. Just as it pleased the Lord, so has it been done. Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

Job 4:9perishing by the breath of God, and being consumed by the wrath of his spirit.

Job 12:2Are you, therefore, alone among men, and will wisdom die with you?

Job 19:6At least now you should understand that God has not afflicted me with a balanced judgment, though he has encompassed me with his scourges.

Isaiah 5:21Woe to you who are wise in your own eyes, and prudent in your 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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