Job 40:12
Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
In Context
11Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
13Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
Cross References
Job 36:20Do not long for the night, when people vanish from their homes.
Psalms 94:2Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
Ecclesiastes 11:3If the clouds are full, they will pour out rain upon the earth; whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie.
Isaiah 13:11I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.
Zechariah 10:5They will be like mighty men in battle, trampling the enemy in the mire of the streets. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and they will put the horsemen to shame.
Acts 1:25to receive a portion in this ministry and apostleship that Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.”
Matthew Henry on Job 40:7-15
Divine Justice and Power; God's Dominion over the Proud. ( b. c. 1520.) 6 Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? 9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? 10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty. 11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath:… Read the whole commentary →