Job 11:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Shew thee

God exacteth

Bible References

Shew thee

Were you present at the secret meeting of God? and have you taken all wisdom for yourself?

And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.

The secret things are the Lord our God's: but the things which have been made clear are ours and our children's for ever, so that we may do all the words of this law.

The secret of the Lord is with those in whose hearts is the fear of him; he will make his agreement clear to them.

But there is a God in heaven, the unveiler of secrets, and he has given to King Nebuchadnezzar knowledge of what will take place in the last days. Your dreams and the visions of your head on your bed are these:

That it might come true which was said by the prophet, Opening my mouth, I will give out stories; I will give knowledge of things kept secret from before all time.

Now to him who is able to make you strong in agreement with the good news which I gave you and the preaching of Jesus Christ, in the light of the revelation of that secret which has been kept through times eternal,

But as it says in the holy Writings, Things which the eye saw not, and which had not come to the ears or into the heart of man, such things as God has made ready for those who have love for him.

Which in other generations was not given to the sons of men, but the revelation of it has now been made to his holy Apostles and prophets in the Spirit;

God exacteth

And after everything which has come on us because of our evil-doing and our great sin, and seeing that the punishment which you, O God, have given us, is less than the measure of our sins, and that you have kept from death those of us who are here;

He has not given us the punishment for our sins, or the reward of our wrongdoing.

Again and again he made them free; but their hearts were turned against his purpose, and they were overcome by their sins.

It is through the Lord's love that we have not come to destruction, because his mercies have no limit.