Job 4:18
Behold, he putteth no trust in his ministering spirits, And his angels he chargeth with frailty.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
In Context
17“Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall man be more pure than his Maker?
Cross References
Job 25:4How then can man be righteous before? Or how can he be pure that is born of woman?
Psalms 103:20Bless the LORD, ye his angels, Ye mighty ones who do his commands, Hearkening to the voice of his word!
Isaiah 6:2Around him stood seraphs; each one of them had six wings; with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he did fly.
Jude 1:6and the angels which kept not their principality, but left their own dwelling-place, he hath kept in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day;
Matthew Henry on Job 4:13-21
12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof. 13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, 14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. 15 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: 16 It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, 17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his… Read the whole commentary →