Job 32:13

Lest ye should say, We haue found wisedome: for God hath cast him downe, and no man.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.

In Context

12Yea, when I had considered you, lo, there was none of you that reproued Iob, nor answered his wordes:

14Yet hath he not directed his words to me, neyther will I answere him by your wordes.

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Cross References

Genesis 14:23That I will not take of all that is thine, so much as a threde or shoolatchet, lest thou shouldest say, I haue made Abram riche,

Job 1:21And sayd, Naked came I out of my mothers wombe, and naked shall I returne thither: the Lord hath giuen, and the Lord hath taken it: blessed be the Name of the Lord.

Job 4:9With the blast of God they perish, and with the breath of his nostrels are they cosumed.

Job 12:2In deede because that ye are the people onely, wisedome must dye with you.

Job 19:6Know nowe, that God hath ouerthrowen me, and hath compassed me with his net.

Isaiah 5:21Woe vnto them that are wise in their owne eyes, and prudent in their owne sight.

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 →

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