Job 32:13

Lest you should say : We have found wisdom, God hath cast him down, not man.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 thought you said some thing, I considered : but, as I see, there is none of you that can convince Job, and answer his words.

14He hath spoken nothing to me, and I will not answer him according to your words.

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Cross References

Genesis 14:23That from the very woof thread unto the shoe latchet, I will not take of any things that are thine, lest thou say I have enriched Abram:

Job 1:21And said: Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away: as it hath pleased the Lord so is it done: blessed be the name of the Lord.

Job 4:9Perishing by the blast of God, and consumed by the spirit of his wrath.

Job 12:2Are you then men alone, and shall wisdom die with you?

Job 19:6At least now understand, that God hath not afflicted me with an equal judgment, and compassed me with his scourges.

Isaiah 5:21Woe to you that rue wise in your own eyes, and prudent in your own conceits.

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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