Job 32:13

Lest all of you should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusts him down, not man.

Updated King James Version

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

In Context

12Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:

14Now he has not directed his words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches.

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Cross References

Genesis 14:23That I will not take from a thread even to a shoe lace, and that I will not take any thing that is yours, lest you should say, I have made Abram rich:

Job 1:21And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

Job 4:9By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.

Job 12:2No doubt but all of you are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.

Job 19:6Know now that God has overthrown me, and has compassed me with his net.

Isaiah 5:21Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own 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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