Job 37:24

Wherefore men shall fear him; and the wise also in heart shall fear him.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.

In Context

23and we do not find another his equal in strength: as for him that judges justly, dost thou not think that he listens?

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Cross References

Psalms 33:8The angel of the Lord will encamp round about them that fear him, and will deliver them.

Ecclesiastes 9:11I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor yet bread to the wise, nor yet wealth to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of knowledge; for time and chance will happen to them all.

Jeremiah 5:22will ye not be afraid of me? saith the Lord; and will ye not fear before me, who have set the sand for a bound to the sea, as a perpetual ordinance, and it shall not pass it: yea, it shall rage, but not prevail; and its waves shall roar, but not pass over it.

Jeremiah 33:9Thou shalt surely die, because thou hast prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying, This house shall be as Selo, and this city shall be made quite destitute of inhabitants. And all the people assembled against Jeremias in the house of the Lord.

Jonah 1:16And the men feared the Lord very greatly, and offered a sacrifice to the Lord, and vowed vows.

Matthew Henry on Job 37:22-24

21 And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them. 22 Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty. 23 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict. 24 Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart. Elihu here concludes his discourse with some short but great sayings concerning the glory of God, as that which he was himself… Read the whole commentary →

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