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Job 32:8 KJV
Job · chapter 32 · verse 8
But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.Job 32:8 · King James Version
Job 32:8 in context
6And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.
7I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
8But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
9Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
10Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion.
Commentary
Cross references
- Job 38:36
- Job 33:4
- 2 Timothy 3:16
- James 1:5
- Proverbs 2:6
- 1 Corinthians 2:10-12
- Ecclesiastes 2:26
- 1 Kings 3:12
Key words (Strong's)
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Elihu here appears to have been, I. A man of great modesty and humility. Though a young man, and a man of abilities, yet not pert, and confident, and assuming: his face shone, and, like Moses, he did not know it, which made it shine so much the brighter.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-14