Job 32:22
For I do not know how to give such titles; 1 if I did so, my Maker would soon take me away.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.
In Context
21I will not show favoritism; 1 neither will I give honorific titles to any man. 1
Cross References
Job 17:5He who denounces his friends for a reward, 1 the eyes of his children will fail. 1
Psalms 12:2Everyone says empty words to his neighbor; 1 everyone speaks with flattering lips and a double heart. 1
Proverbs 28:23Whoever disciplines someone, 1 afterward will find more favor from him 1 than from the one who flatters him with his tongue. 1
Galatians 1:10For am I now seeking the approval of men or God? Am I seeking to please men? If I am still trying to please men, I am not a servant of Christ.
Matthew Henry on Job 32:16-22
15 They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking. 16 When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;) 17 I said, I will answer also my part, I also will show mine opinion. 18 For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me. 19 Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles. 20 I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer. 21 Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me… Read the whole commentary →