Job 13:6 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁶Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

Job 13:6 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Job 34:2
Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
Judges 9:7
And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
Proverbs 8:6-7
Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. …
Job 21:2-3
Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations. …
Job 33:1-3
Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words. …

Topics

Accusation, False Afflictions and Adversities Bigotry Intolerance, Religious Martyrdom Persecution Suffering

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-12)

Job here warmly expresses his resentment of the unkindness of his friends. I. He comes up with them as one that understood the matter in dispute as well as they, and did not need to be taught by them, Job 13:1, 2. They compelled him, as the Corinthians did Paul, to commend himself and his own knowledge, yet not in a way of self-applause, but of self-justification. All he had before said his eye ha…