Job 32:22
For I know not to give flattering titles; else would my Maker soon take me away.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.
In Context
Cross References
Job 17:5He that denounceth his friends for the sake of flattery, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
Psalms 12:2(12-3) They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour; with flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
Proverbs 28:23He that rebuketh a man shall in the end find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
Matthew Henry on Job 32:16-22
15 They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking. 16 When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;) 17 I said, I will answer also my part, I also will show mine opinion. 18 For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me. 19 Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles. 20 I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer. 21 Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me… Read the whole commentary →