Job 32:13
Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.
In Context
14Now he hath not directed his words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches.
Cross References
Genesis 14:23That I will not take from a thread even to a shoe-latchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
Job 1:21And said, Naked came I from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: The LORD gave, and the LORD hath 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 ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
Job 19:6Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath encompassed me with his net.
Isaiah 5:21Woe to 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 →