Job 32:14

"Beware lest you say, ‘We have found wisdom. God may refute him, not man;’"

Key Reflection

This verse cautions against claiming human wisdom too confidently, as it could lead to pride and a refusal to acknowledge divine truth. Instead, it suggests that any true understanding should be humble and open to correction by God.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Now, he hath not directed his words against me -Margin, “ordered.” The meaning of this expression is, “I can approach this subject in a wholly dispassionate and unprejudiced manner. I have had none of the provocations which you have felt; his harsh and severe remarks have not fallen on me as they have on you, and I can come to the subject with the utmost coolness.” The object is to show that he was not irritated, and that he would be under no temptation to use words from the influence of passion or any other than those which conveyed the simple truth. He seems disposed to admit that Job had given some occasion for severe remarks, by the manner in which be had treated his friends.

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