Job 32:13 · KJV
“Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.”
— Job 32:13
Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, {there was} none of you that convinced Job, {or} that answered his words:
Now he hath not directed {his} words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches. {directed: or, ordered}
Job 32 — Context
Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say. {reasons: Heb. understandings} {what...: Heb. words}
12Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, {there was} none of you that convinced Job, {or} that answered his words:
13Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.
14Now he hath not directed {his} words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches. {directed: or, ordered}
15They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking. {left...: Heb. removed speeches from themselves}
Cross References
Jeremiah 9:23
Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise {man} glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty {man} glory in his might, let not the rich {man} glory in his riches:
1 Corinthians 1:27-29
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
Isaiah 5:21
Woe unto {them that are} wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! {in their own sight: Heb. before their face}
Ezekiel 28:3
Behold, thou {art} wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:
John 19:11
Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power {at all} against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
1 Corinthians 1:19-21
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
Job 2:10
But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.