Job 31:23
For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
If I rejoiced because my wealth was great,.... As it was, see Job 1:2; yet he did not set his heart upon it, please himself with it, indulge to a carnal joy on account of it, nor suffer it to engross…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
For destruction from God was a terror to me - The destruction which God would bring upon one who was guilty of the crime here specified, awed and restrained me. He was deterred from this crime of…
Eliphaz had particularly charged Job with unmercifulness to the poor (Job 22:6, etc.): Thou hast withholden bread from the hungry, stripped the naked of their clothing, and sent widows away empty. One…
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