Job 4:18
Behold, those who serve him are not steadfast, and in his angels he finds imperfection.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
In Context
17Should man be justified in relation to God, or will a man be more pure than his Maker?
Cross References
Job 25:4Is it right for man to compare himself to God, or to appear pure though he is born of woman?
Psalms 103:20You appointed darkness, and it has become night; all the beasts of the forest will cross through it.
Isaiah 6:2The Seraphim were standing above the throne. One had six wings, and the other had six wings: with two they were covering his face, and with two they were covering his feet, and with two they were flying.
Jude 1:6And truly, the Angels, who did not keep to their first place, but instead abandoned their own domiciles, he has reserved with perpetual chains under darkness, unto the great day of judgment.
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 →