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Behold, he puts no trust in his servants. He charges his angels with error.

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God's Absolute Holiness

Commentators explain that this verse highlights God's transcendent purity. It's not that angels are inherently sinful, but that their created holiness is so vastly inferior to God's infinite perfection that it can be described as 'folly' or 'frailty' in comparison. As one scholar notes, their holiness is like a lesser light before the glory of the sun.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Job 4:18

18th Century

Theologian

Behold, he put no trust in his servants - These are evidently the words of the oracle that appeared to Eliphaz; see Schultens, in t…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Job 4:18

19th Century

Bishop

Behold, he put no trust in his servants. —The statement is a general one; it does not refer to any one act in the past. W…

John Gill

John Gill

On Job 4:18

17th Century

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Job 4:12–21

17th Century

Minister

Eliphaz relates a vision. When we are communing with our own hearts and are still (Psalms 4:4), that is a time for the Holy Spirit to c…