Job 15:4
Behold, thou makest the fear of God a vain thing, And discouragest prayer before him.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.
In Context
3Should he argue with speech that helpeth him not, And with words which do not profit him?
5Yea, thy own mouth proclaimeth thy iniquity, Though thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
Cross References
Job 5:8I would look to God, And to God would I commit my cause,
Job 27:10Can he delight himself in the Almighty, And call at all times upon God?
Psalms 119:126It is time for thee, O LORD! to act; For men have made void thy law.
Amos 6:10A man's relative, or a burner of the dead, shall take him up, To carry his bones out of the house, And he shall say to him that is in the innermost part of the house, Is there yet any one with thee? And he shall answer, No one! Then shall he say, Keep silence! For we may not make mention of the name of Jehovah.
Luke 18:1And he spoke a parable to them to show that they ought to pray always, and not be faint-hearted:
Matthew Henry on Job 15:2-17
Second Address of Eliphaz. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, 2 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind? 3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? 4 Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God. 5 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. 6 Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee. 7 Art thou the first… Read the whole commentary →