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
KJV
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:
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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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
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 1:11O 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 4:11The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.
Job 8:4If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression; for: Heb. in the hand of their transgression
Proverbs 21:1The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
Acts 7:10And 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 10:4And 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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Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with Job 4:18.
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 24:9And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
Genesis 27:37And 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 32:16And 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.
Frequently asked questions
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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