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Job 4:18

4:17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly: and his: or, nor in his angels, in whom he put light

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Behold, he puts no trust in his servants. He charges his angels with error.

Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:

Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:

4:19 How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?

What does Job 4:18 mean?

Job 4:18 is a verse in the book of Job, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָמַן (ʼâman), עֶבֶד (ʻebed), מֲלְאָךְ (mălʼâk). It connects to 7 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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Behold,
he
put
no
trustאָמַןʼâman/aw-man'/H539properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;
in
his
servants;עֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant
and
his
angelsמֲלְאָךְmălʼâk/mal-awk'/H4397a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)
he
chargedשׂוּםsûwm/soom/H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
with
folly:תׇּהֳלָהtohŏlâh/to-hol-aw'/H8417braggadocio, i.e. (by implication) fatuity
and
his:
or,
nor
in
his
angels,
in
whom
he
put
light

Commentary on Job 4:18

HENRY_FULL · Job 4:18
The last news we had of Haman left him in his cups, ch. iii. 15 . Our last news of queen Esther left her in tears, fasting and praying. Now this chapter brings in, I. Esther in her joys, smiled upon by the king and honoured with his company at her banquet of wine, ver. 1-8 . II. Haman upon the fret, because he had not Mordecai's cap and knee, and with great indignation setting up a gallows for him, ver. 9-14 . Thus those that sow in tears shall reap in joy, but the triumphing of the wicked is short.

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 32:28

And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. Israel: that is, A prince of God

Nehemiah 1:11

O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.

Job 4:11

The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.

Job 8:4

If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression; for: Heb. in the hand of their transgression

Proverbs 21:1

The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

Acts 7:10

And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

Acts 10:4

And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.

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Angel (1)Depravity of ManFaithImmortalityMan

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Job 4:18.

Genesis 24:2

And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

Genesis 24:9

And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.

Genesis 27:37

And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son? sustained: or, supported

Genesis 32:16

And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.

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What does Job 4:18 say?

Job 4:18 (King James Version) reads: "Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly: and his: or, nor in his angels, in whom he put light"

Is Job 4:18 in the Old or New Testament?

Job 4:18 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Job.

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