4He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
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Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-13)Bildad began with a rebuke to Job for talking so much, Job 8:2. Job makes no answer to that, though it would have been easy enough to retort it upon himself; but in what he next lays down as his principle, that God never perverts judgment, Job agrees with him: I know it is so of a truth , Job 9:2. Note, We should be ready to own how far we agree with those with whom we dispute, and should not slig…
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