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Job 32:22 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Job 32:22 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 32 verse 22 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.”
Job 32:22 (KJV)
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Commentary on Job 32:22
For I know not to give flattering titles (כִּי לֹא יָדַעְתִּי אֲכַנֶּה, ki lo yadati akanneh)—The verb yada (יָדַע, "to know") indicates ability or practice. Elihu claims he doesn't know how to flatter—it's foreign to his character. The phrase in so doing my maker would soon take me away (כִּמְעַט יִשָּׂאֵנִי עֹשֵׂנִי) uses oseni (עֹשֵׂנִי, "my Maker") and nasa (נָשָׂא, "to lift up, take away," here meaning remove or destroy). Elihu fears divine judgment for flattery—recognizing God judges false speech (Proverbs 6:16-19, "a lying tongue" among things God hates).Elihu's invocation of the Maker ...
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Cross-References for Job 32:22
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“and with a double heart.”
“A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.”
“as you know”
“or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men”
“Even the eyes of his children shall fail.”