Job 9:4

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Summary

Job 9:4

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?

Wise in heart

Who hath hardened

General references

Exodus 9:17

Leviticus 26:24

Bible References

Wise in heart

If it is a question of strength, he says, Here I am! and if it is a question of a cause at law, he says, Who will give me a fixed day?

Truly, God gives up the hard-hearted, and will not give life to the sinner.

O Lord, how great is the number of your works! in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of the things you have made.

To him who by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

And Daniel said in answer, May the name of God be praised for ever and ever: for wisdom and strength are his:

And at the end of the days, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifting up my eyes to heaven, got back my reason, and, blessing the Most High, I gave praise and honour to him who is living for ever, whose rule is an eternal rule and whose kingdom goes on from generation to generation.

O how deep is the wealth of the wisdom and knowledge of God! no one is able to make discovery of his decisions, and his ways may not be searched out.

Which he gave us in full measure in all wisdom and care;

So that now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavens might be made clear through the church the wide-shining wisdom of God,

Now to him who is able to keep you from falling, and to give you a place in his glory, free from all evil, with great joy,

Who hath hardened

So I would still have comfort, and I would have joy in the pains of death, for I have not been false to the words of the Holy One.

He is wandering about in search of bread, saying, Where is it? and he is certain that the day of trouble is ready for him:

Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his?

For this time I will send all my punishments on yourself and on your servants and on your people; so that you may see that there is no other like me in all the earth.

And I will make the heart of the Egyptians hard, and they will go in after them: and I will be honoured over Pharaoh and over his army, his war-carriages, and his horsemen.

Happy is the man in whom is the fear of the Lord at all times; but he whose heart is hard will come into trouble.

A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.

But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became hard with pride, he was put down from his place as king, and they took his glory from him:

Or may we be the cause of envy to the Lord? are we stronger than he?

General references

Are you still uplifted in pride against my people so that you will not let them go?

Then I will go against you, and I will give you punishment, I myself, seven times for all your sins.