Job 15:8
Hast thou heard God's counsel, and shall his wisdom be inferior to thee?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
In Context
7Art thou the first man that was born, or wast thou made before the hills ?
9What knowest thou that we are ignorant of? what dost thou understand that we know not?
Cross References
Job 11:6That 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.
Job 13:5And I wish you would hold your peace, that you might be thought to be wise men..
Psalms 25:14The Lord is a firmament to them that fear him: and his covenant shall be made manifest to them.
Jeremiah 23:18For who hath stood in the counsel of the Lord, and hath seen and heard his word? Who hath considered his word and heard it?
Matthew 11:25At that time Jesus answered and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to the little ones.
Matthew 13:35That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.
Matthew Henry on Job 15:2-17
Second Address of Eliphaz. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, 2 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind? 3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? 4 Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God. 5 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. 6 Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee. 7 Art thou the first… Read the whole commentary →