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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Great men are not always wise,.... Men of grandeur and dignity, as Job's friends might be, the rich, the honourable, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Great men are not always wise - Though wisdom may in general be looked for in them, yet it is not universally true.…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Great men are not always wise - This is a true saying, which the experience of every age and every country increasingly…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 32:6-14
Elihu here appears to have been,
I. A man of great modesty and humility. Though a young man, and a man of abilities, yet…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Great men Or, old men great in age, as the parallel in the second clause explains; cf. Gen 25:23 (lit. the greater shall…
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