Job 32:22

For I don’t know how to give flattering titles; or else my Maker would soon take me away.

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WEBBE

For I don’t know how to give flattering titles, or else my Maker would soon take me away.

BSB

For I do not know how to flatter, or my Maker would remove me in an instant.’’

KJV

For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.

ASV

For I know not to give flattering titles; [Else] would my Maker soon take me away.

BBE

For I am not able to give names of honour to any man; and if I did, my Maker would quickly take me away.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 15–22

If we are sure that the Spirit of God suggested what we are about to say, still we ought to refrain, till it comes to our turn to speak. God is the God of order, not of confusion. It is great refreshment to a good man, to speak for the glory of the Lord, and to edify others. And the more we consider the majesty of God, as our Maker, and the more we dread his wrath and justice, the less shall we sinfully fear or flatter men. Could we set the wrath Lord always before us, in his mercies and his terrors, we should not be moved from doing our duty in whatever we are called to do.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.