Job 11:6

Then shall he declare to thee the power of wisdom; 1 For it shall be double of that which is with thee: 1 And then shalt thou know, that a just recompense of thy sins has come to thee from the Lord. 1

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In The King James Version

And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

In Context

5But oh that the Lord would speak to thee, 1 And open his lips with thee! 1

7Wilt thou find out the traces of the Lord? 1 Or hast thou come to the end of that which the Almighty has made? 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:29The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, to do all the words of this law.

Job 9:4For he is wise in mind, and mighty, and great: 1 Who has hardened himself against him and endured? 1

Job 15:8Or hast thou heard the ordinance of the Lord? 1 Or has God used thee as his counselor? 1 And has wisdom come only to thee? 1

Job 28:28And he said to man, Behold, godliness is wisdom; 1 And to abstain from evil is understanding.

Psalms 106:43Who is wise, and will observe these things, 1 And understand the mercies of the Lord?

Matthew Henry on Job 11:2-7

The Address of Zophar. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, 2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? 3 Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? 4 For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. 5 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee; 6 And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know… Read the whole commentary →

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