Job 32:13

lest ye should say, We have found that we have added wisdom to the Lord.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

12and I shall understand as far as you; and, behold, there was no one of you that answered Job his words in argument,

14And ye have commissioned a man to speak such words.

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Cross References

Genesis 14:23that I will not take from all thy goods from a string to a shoe-latchet, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich.

Job 1:21and said, I myself came forth naked from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, the Lord has taken away: as it seemed good to the Lord, so has it come to pass; blessed be the name of the Lord.

Job 4:9They shall perish by the command of the Lord, and shall be utterly consumed by the breath of his wrath.

Job 12:2So then ye alone are men, and wisdom shall die with you?

Job 19:6Know then that it is the Lord that has troubled me, and has raised his bulwark against me.

Isaiah 5:21Woe to them that are wise in their own conceit, and knowing in their 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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