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The True Source of Wisdom
Commentators agree that Job is deliberately shifting the argument. After his friends appealed to the wisdom of the aged, Job declares that true, supreme wisdom and power belong to God alone. This verse establishes God's character, not limited human experience, as the ultimate standard of truth.
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Albert Barnes
On Job 12:13
18th Century
Theologian
With him is wisdom—Margin, correctly, “God.” However much wisdom there may seem to be with aged men, yes, the true wisdom—that whic…
John Gill
On Job 12:13
17th Century
Pastor
With him [is] wisdom and strength
Not with the ancient and long lived man, but with God, who has made the whole univ…
Matthew Henry
On Job 12:12–25
17th Century
Minister
This is a noble discourse of Job concerning the wisdom, power, and sovereignty of God, in ordering all the affairs of humankind according to the co…