Job 28:28 (BSB)
And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
Commentary on Job 28:28
- Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Job 28:20-28: The question which Job had asked (Job 28:12) he asks again here; for it is too worthy, too weighty, to be let fall, until we speed in the enquiry. Concerning this we must seek till we find, till we get some satisfactory account of it.
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Job 28:28: Rather, "But unto man," &c. My wisdom is that whereby all things are governed; Thy wisdom is in fearing God and shunning evil, and in feeling assured that My wisdom always acts aright, though thou dost not understand the principle which regulates it; for example, in afflicting the godly (Joh 7:17). The friends, therefore, as not comprehending the Divine Wisdom, should not infer Job's guilt from his sufferings.
- Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on Job 28:28: And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom; and to depart from evil [is] understanding. (o) He declares that man has as much of this heavenly wisdom as he shows by fearing God and departing from evil.
- Keil & Delitzsch (Lutheran), Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament on Job 28:25-28: Job 28:25-28 25 When He appointed to the wind its weight, And weighed the water according to a measure, 26 When He appointed to the rain its law, And the course to the lightning of the thunder: 27 Then He saw it and declared it, Took it as a pattern and tested it also, 28 And said to man: Behold, the fear of the Lord...