Job 11:6

Job 11:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
• New International Version (NIV)and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know then that God exacts of you less than your guilt deserves.
• New King James Version (NKJV)That He would show you the secrets of wisdom! For they would double your prudence. Know therefore that God exacts from you Less than your iniquity deserves.

Context of Job 11:6

4For you have said, ‘My teaching is pure, And I am innocent in your eyes.’ 5But if only God would speak, And open His lips against you, And show you the secrets of wisdom! For sound wisdom has two sides. Know then that God forgets part of your guilt. 7“Can you discover the depths of God? Can you discover the limits of the Almighty? 8They are as high as the heavens; what can you do? Deeper than Sheol; what can you know?

Job 11:6 word by word

וְיַגֶּד־לְךָ֨׀ תַּֽעֲלֻמ֣וֹת חָכְמָה֮ כִּֽי־כִפְלַ֪יִם לְֽת֫וּשִׁיָּ֥ה וְדַ֡ע כִּֽי־יַשֶּׁ֥ה לְךָ֥ אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ מֵעֲוֹנֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

• And showנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• you the secretsתַּעֲלֻמָּהֿta‛ălûmmâh · secretH8587
• of wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
• For soundתּוּשִׁיָּהtûshîyâh tûshîyâh · wisdomH8454
• has twoכֶּ֫פֶלkephel · doubleH3718
• Knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• then that Godאֱלֹהַּ'ĕlôahh 'ĕlôahh · godH433
• forgetsנָשָׁהnâshâh · to forgetH5382
• your guiltעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: guiltH5771

Cross-references for Job 11:6

• Job 15:8Do you hear the secret discussion of God, And limit wisdom to yourself?
• Job 28:28And to mankind He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
• Deuteronomy 29:29“The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our sons forever, so that we may follow all the words of this Law.
• Psalms 25:14The secret of the Lord is for those who fear Him, And He will make them know His covenant.
• Daniel 2:28However, there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will take place in the latter days. This was your dream and the visions in your mind while on your bed.
• Matthew 13:35This was so that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will proclaim things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
• Romans 16:25Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages past,
• 1 Corinthians 2:9but just as it is written: “Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, And which have not entered the human heart, All that God has prepared for those who love Him.”
• Ephesians 3:5which in other generations was not made known to mankind, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;
• Ezra 9:13And after everything that has come upon us for our evil deeds and our great guilt, since You our God have spared us by inflicting less than our wrongdoing deserves, and have given us such an escaped remnant as this,
• Psalms 103:10He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor rewarded us according to our guilty deeds.
• Psalms 106:43Many times He would rescue them; They, however, were rebellious in their plan, And they sank down into their guilt.
• Lamentations 3:22The Lord’s acts of mercy indeed do not end, For His compassions do not fail.

Commentaries on Job 11:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The secrets of wisdom - All the depths of his own counsels; the heights, lengths, and breadths, of holiness. That they are double to that which is, תושיה tushiyah, which we translate that which is, is a word frequent in Job and in the Book of Proverbs, and is one of the evidences brought in favor of Solomon as the author of this book. It signifies substance or essence, and is translated by a great variety of terms; enterprise, completeness, substance, the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom - The hidden things that pertain to wisdom. The reference here is to the wisdom of God himself. The sense is this, “you now think yourself pure and holy. You have confidence in your own wisdom and integrity. But this apprehension is based on a short-sighted view of God, and on ignorance of him. If he would speak and show you his wisdom; if he would express his sense of what purity is, you would at once see…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves: Zophar believed that disasters were God's punishment for sins (compare 34:36).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. to that which is!--Rather, "they are double to [man's] wisdom" [Michaelis]. So the Hebrew is rendered (Pr 2:7). God's ways, which you arraign, if you were shown their secret wisdom, would be seen vastly to exceed that of men, including yours (1Co 1:25). exacteth--Rather, "God consigns to oblivion in thy favor much of thy guilt."Read the comment

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Commentaries on Job 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings