Job 11:6
That he might shew thee the secrets of wisdom, and that his law is manifold, and thou mightest understand that he exacteth much less of thee, than thy iniquity deserveth.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
5And I wish that God would speak with thee, and would open his lips to thee,
7Peradventure thou wilt comprehend the steps of God, and wilt find out the Almighty perfectly?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 29:29Secret things to the Lord our God: things that are manifest, to us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.
Job 9:4He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath resisted him, and hath had peace ?
Job 15:8Hast thou heard God's counsel, and shall his wisdom be inferior to thee?
Job 28:28And he said to man: Behold the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom: and to depart from evil, is understanding.
Psalms 25:14The Lord is a firmament to them that fear him: and his covenant shall be made manifest to them.
Psalms 106:43many times did he deliver them. But they provoked him with their counsel: and they were brought low by their iniquities.
Matthew Henry on Job 11:2-7
The Address of Zophar. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, 2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? 3 Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? 4 For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. 5 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee; 6 And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know… Read the whole commentary →