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Will you speak unrighteously for God, And talk deceitfully for him?
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God Doesn't Need False Defenses
Job accuses his friends of using unjust arguments and deceit to defend God. Commentators agree this is a profound error. God is a God of truth and is not honored by false, weak, or sophistical arguments made in His name. Scholars like Albert Barnes note it is better to admit a lack of understanding about God's ways than to invent false explanations to vindicate Him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Will you speak wickedly for God? - That is, will you maintain unjust principles with a view to honor or to vindicate God? Job refer…
19th Century
Anglican
Will you speak wickedly for God? — And now, in these verses, he expresses a sublime truth, which shows how truly he had a…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Will you speak wickedly for God ? &c.] As he suggests they did; they spoke for God, and pleaded for the honour of hi…
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With self-importance, Job declared that he did not need to be taught by them. Those who dispute are tempted to magnify themselves and belittle thei…
13th Century
Catholic
After Job showed that the excellence of God's power could be known by experience, he concludes, “Behold, my eye has seen all these things and m…
