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Job 32:13

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So do not claim, ‘We have found wisdom; let God, not man, refute him.’

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 13

The stage is clear, for Job and his three friends have sat down, and neither he nor they have any thing more to say; it is therefore very seasonable for a moderator to interpose, and Elihu is the man. In this chapter we have, I. Some account of him, his parentage, his presence at this dispute, and his sentiments concerning it (Job 32:1-5). II. The apology he made for his bold undertaking to speak to a question which had been so largely and learnedly argued by his seniors. He pleads, 1. That, though he had not the experience of an old man, yet he had the understanding of a man (Job 32:6-10). 2. That he had patiently heard all they had to say (Job 32:11-13). 3. That he had something new to offer (Job 32:14-17). 4. That his mind was full of this matter, and it would be a refreshment to him to give it vent (Job 32:18-20). 5. That he was resolved to speak impartially (Job 32:21, Job 32:22). And he did speak so well to this matter that Job made no reply to him, and God gave him no rebuke when he checked both Job himself and his other three friends.

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Strong's Concordancev. 13

אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) מָצָא (mâtsâʼ, H4672) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or… חׇכְמָה (chokmâh, H2451) — wisdom (in a good sense) אֵל (ʼêl, H410) — strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity) נָדַף (nâdaph, H5086) — to shove asunder, i.e. disperse אִישׁ (ʼîysh, H376) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term…

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Jeremiah 9:23rank 5

This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.

Isaiah 5:21rank 3

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.

I Corinthians 3:18rank 3

Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.

Job 2:10rank 2

“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.

Job 19:21rank 2

Have pity on me, my friends, have pity, for the hand of God has struck me.

Job 6:4rank 2

For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

John 19:11rank 2

Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”

Judges 7:2rank 2

Then the LORD said to Gideon, “You have too many people for Me to deliver Midian into their hands, lest Israel glorify themselves over Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me.’

Job 4:9rank 2

By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of His anger they are consumed.

Zechariah 12:7rank 2

The LORD will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and of the people of Jerusalem may not be greater than that of Judah.

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