Job 11:6

That he might shewe thee the secretes of wisedome, howe thou hast deserued double, according to right: know therefore that God hath forgotten thee for thine iniquitie.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

In Context

5But, oh that God would speake and open his lippes against thee!

7Canst thou by searching finde out God? canst thou finde out ye Almighty to his perfection?

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:29The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things reueiled belong vnto vs, and to our children for euer, that we may doe all the wordes of this Lawe.

Job 9:4He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath bene fierce against him and hath prospered?

Job 15:8Hast thou heard the secret counsell of God, and doest thou restraine wisedome to thee?

Job 28:28And vnto man he said, Behold, the feare of the Lord is wisedome, and to depart from euil is vnderstanding.

Psalms 25:14The secrete of the Lord is reueiled to them, that feare him: and his couenant to giue them vnderstanding.

Psalms 106:43Many a time did hee deliuer them, but they prouoked him by their counsels: therefore they were brought downe by their iniquitie.

Matthew Henry on Job 11:2-7

The Address of Zophar. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, 2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? 3 Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? 4 For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. 5 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee; 6 And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know… Read the whole commentary →

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