Job 32:6
Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered, “I am young, and you are very old. Therefore I held back, and didn’t dare show you my opinion.
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In Context
5When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was kindled.
7I said, ‘Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.’
Cross References
Leviticus 19:32“‘You shall rise up before the gray head and honor the face of the elderly; and you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.
Job 12:12With aged men is wisdom, in length of days understanding.
Job 15:10With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, much older than your father.
Job 35:1Moreover Elihu answered,
Romans 13:7Therefore give everyone what you owe: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if customs, then customs; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
Titus 2:6Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded.
Matthew Henry on Job 32:2-6
The Address of Elihu. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. 2 Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God. 3 Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job. 4 Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he. 5 When Elihu saw that there… Read the whole commentary →