3How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?
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My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.
But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you.
Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say. …
To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-4)One would not have thought that Job, when he was in so much pain and misery, could banter his friend as he does here and make himself merry with the impertinency of his discourse. Bildad thought that he had made a fine speech, that the matter was so weighty, and the language so fine, that he had gained the reputation both of an oracle and of an orator; but Job peevishly enough shows that his perfo…
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