Job 15:19

"(which wise men have told by their fathers, and have not hidden it;"

Key Reflection

In Job 15:19, the verse suggests that wisdom passed down through generations was not kept secret but shared among the wise. This indicates a tradition of knowledge and teaching within families and communities, highlighting the importance of inherited wisdom in ancient cultures.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Unto whom alone the earth was given -The land; the land or country where they dwelt. He refers to the period before they became intermingled with other nations, and before they imbibed any sentiments or opinions from strangers. The meaning is, “I will give you the result of the observations of the golden age of the world when our fathers dwelt alone, and it could not be pretended that they had been corrupted by foreign philosophy; and when in morals and in sentiment they were pure.” Probably all nations look back to such times of primeval simplicity, and freedom from corruption, when the senti

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