Job 35:12
There they cry out, but He does not answer, because of the pride of evil men.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
In Context
11who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the air?’
13Surely God does not listen to empty pleas, and the Almighty does not take note of it.
Cross References
Psalms 73:6Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.
Proverbs 1:28Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
John 9:31We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
Matthew Henry on Job 35:10-14
9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty. 10 But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night; 11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven? 12 There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men. 13 Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it. Elihu here returns an answer to another word that Job had said, which,… Read the whole commentary →