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That he would show you the secrets of wisdom! For true wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.
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God's Unseen Wisdom
Zophar argues that God's wisdom is far deeper and more complex than we can imagine. Commentators explain this 'secret wisdom' as a vast, mostly unrolled scroll; we only see a fraction of the full picture. This includes the deep spiritual meaning of God's law and the mysterious workings of His providence, calling us to humility before a God whose ways are beyond our full comprehension.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And that he would show you the secrets of wisdom - The hidden things that pertain to wisdom. The reference here is to the wisdom of God hi…
19th Century
Anglican
They are double to that which is!—This translation conveys no sense, and is not a translation; see the last Note.
Baptist
But oh that God would speak, and open His lips against you; And that He would show you the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that whic…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And that he would show you the secrets of wisdom Either of sound doctrine, in opposition to his own doctrine he had …
Zophar attacked Job with great vehemence. He represented him as a man who loved to hear himself speak, though he could say nothing relevant, and as…
13th Century
Catholic
In the preceding speech (Job 10:16), Job had remarked with wonder that among the evils he was suffering, he was being tormented by his …
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