Job 12:20 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He removeth away the speeche of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. ”

• Job 12:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  He removeth away the speech of the trusty - Margin, “lip of the faithful.” “He takes away the lip,” that is, he takes away the power of giving safe counsel or good advice. The “trusty” or “faithf...

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• Job 12:20 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  He removeth away the speech of the (l) trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. (l) He causes their words to have no credit, which is when he will punish sin.

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• Job 12:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Eliphaz had appealed to revelation, Bildad to the wisdom of the ancients, Zophar assumes that he himself is the oracle of God's wisdom. Job answers this assumption. Firstly Zophar is not the only wis...

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• Job 12:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  the speech . the lip. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy ( of Cause), App-6, for what is spoken by it. trusty . faithful. Hebrew. 'aman. See App-69. Rendered by "trust" three times in Job ( Job...

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• Job 12:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. He removeth away the speech of the trusty - The faithful counsellor and the eloquent orator avail nothing: Qu...

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• Job 12:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  He removeth away the speech of the trusty— He bereaveth orators of their eloquence. Heath. On the latter clause Peters observes, that when Job would set out the uncontroulable power of God to def...

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• Job 12:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. He removeth away the speech of the trusty - the approved, those of approved eloquence-`those secure i...

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• Job 12:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Job's Third Speech (Job 12-14) The friends have said God is wise and mighty. Job replies, 'I know that as well as you. You infer that He is also righteous, but experience shows that His power and...

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• Job 12:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  XII. BEYOND FACT AND FEAR TO GOD Job 12:1-25 ; Job 13:1-28 ; Job 14:1-22 Job SPEAKS ZOPHAR excites in Job's mind great irritation, which must not be set down altogether to the fact that he...

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• Job 12:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  “God's Paths in Deep Waters” Job 12:1-25 Job sets himself to disprove Zophar's contention that wickedness invariably causes insecurity in men's dwellings; and in doing so he bitterly complains...

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• Job 12:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Job's last reply in this first cycle is to the whole argument, as well as to Zophar's application of it. From beginning to end, it thrills with sarcasm, while it maintains its denial of personal guil...

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• Job 12:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (11) Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat? (12) В¶ With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. (13) With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and under...

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• Job 12:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  He removeth away the speech of the trusty ,.... Speech is proper to mankind, and a benefit unto them, whereby they can converse together, and communicate their minds to each other; this is the gift...

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• Job 12:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. Ver. 20. He removeth away the speech of the trusty ] Or, of the eloquent, as Demosthenes, the most eloquen...

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• Job 12:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  He removeth away the speech of the trusty Of those wise and experienced counsellors that were trusted by the greatest princes. He either, 1st, Takes away from them the gift of utterance, or restrai...

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• Job 12:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  JOB EMPHASISES GOD'S GREATNESS AND WISDOM (vv.1-25) Job's reply to Zophar was understandably sarcastic, "No doubt you are the people, and wisdom will die with you!" (v.2). Zophar had implied tha...

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• Job 12:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        12 With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.   13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.   14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot b...

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• Job 12:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Removeth away the speech; either, 1. By taking away or restraining the gift of utterance from them, that they should not be able to express their thoughts with such clearness and power as they us...

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• Job 12:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  JOB’S REPLY TO ZOPHAR I. Defends himself against the charge of ignorance implied in Zophar’s speech ( Job 12:2-3 ). His defence is:— 1. Ironical ( Job 12:2 ). “No doubt but ye are the people...

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• Job 12:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Job 12:6 . The tabernacles of robbers prosper. Or as it might be rendered, a placid tranquility gladdens the tabernacles of robbers; referring to the Arabs, who plunder the merchants. This and the...

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• Job 12:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Behold, He breaketh down. Job’s maxims Perhaps Job uses this lofty language concerning God for two reasons. 1. To show that he could speak as grandly of the Eternal as his friends had spoken...

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• Job 12:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION The discourse of Job, here begun, continues through three chapters ( Job 12:1-18 ; Job 13:1-18 ; Job 14:1-18 .). It is thought to form the conclusion of the first day's colloquy. In...

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• Job 12:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  God's Government of the World

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• Job 12:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Isaiah 3:1-3 ; Job 12:24 ; Job 17:4 ; Job 32:9 ; Job 39:17 ; Proverbs 10:21 ; Proverbs 12:19 ; Proverbs 12:22

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• Job 12:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  The speech — By taking away or restraining the gift of utterance from them. Or, by taking away their understanding which should direct their speech. Trusty — Of those wise and experienced counsello...

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