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Job 11:12 Cross-References
Explore 19 cross-references for Job 11:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 11 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt. vain: Heb. empty”
Job 11:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 11:12
The Hebrew נָבוּב (nabub, 'vain, empty') describes hollow, worthless man who 'would be wise' (יִתְלַבָּב, yitlabeb). The comparison to a 'wild ass's colt' (עַיִר פֶּרֶא, ayir pere) emphasizes untamed, unteachable nature. Wild donkeys were proverbially stubborn and foolish. Zophar's point: humans are born ignorant and remain unteachable, yet presume wisdom. The doctrine of total depravity affirms this—sin affects every faculty including reason (Romans 1:21-22, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25). However, Zophar applies this to Job specifically while exempting himself. The verse is true in general but weapo...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 11:12
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“vain man”
“So foolish was I”
“that snuffs up the wind in her desire; in her occasion who can turn her away? all those who seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.”
“As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.,I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts., אָמַרְתִּי אֲנִי בְּלִבִּי עַל־דִּבְרַת בְּנֵי הָאָדָם לְבָרָם הָאֱלֹהִים וְלִרְאוֹת שְׁהֶם־בְּהֵמָה הֵמָּה לָהֶם׃ ,I said in my heart: It is because of the sons of men”
“Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.”
“doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind”
“Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?”
“let him become a fool”
“but associate with the humble. Don't be wise in your own conceits.”