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"Foolish" Means Impious
When Job says his wife speaks like a "foolish" woman, commentators clarify this isn't about intelligence. In the Bible, the word for "foolish" (nâbâl) implies being wicked or impious. Her suggestion to curse God mirrored the attitude of those who abandon faith when circumstances turn against them, a sentiment Job identified as spiritually bankrupt.
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Albert Barnes
On Job 2:10
18th Century
Theologian
As one of the foolish women speaketh - The word here rendered “foolish,” נבל nâbâl from נבל nâbêl—proper…
Charles Ellicott
On Job 2:10
19th Century
Bishop
Shall we receive good ...? —The words were fuller than even Job thought; for merely to receive evil as from God’s
John Gill
On Job 2:10
17th Century
Pastor
But he said to her, you speak as one of the foolish
women speaks
The wicked and profa…
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Matthew Henry
On Job 2:7–10
17th Century
Minister
The devil tempts his own children, draws them to sin, and afterwards torments them when he has brought them to ruin. But this child of God, he torm…