Job 32:13
Say not, then, “We have found out wisdom; God must conquer him, not man.”
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.
In Context
12Yea, I have attended to you; And behold, none of you hath refuted Job, Nor answered his words.
14He hath not directed his discourse against me, And with speeches like yours will I not answer him.
Cross References
Job 1:21and said, Naked came I forth from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither. Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah!
Job 4:9By the blast of God they perish, And by the breath of his nostrils they are consumed.
Job 12:2No doubt ye are the whole people! And wisdom will die with you!
Job 19:6Know then that it is God who hath brought me low; He hath encompassed me with his net.
Isaiah 5:21Woe to them that are wise in their own eyes, And prudent in their own conceit!
Matthew Henry on Job 32:7-15
6 And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not show you mine opinion. 7 I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom. 8 But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. 9 Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment. 10 Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will show mine opinion. 11 Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your… Read the whole commentary →