“That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.”
— WEB
Job 33:17
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“That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.”
— KJV
“That he may withdraw man [from his] purpose, And hide pride from man;”
— ASV
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Commentary
purpose--Margin, "work." So Job 36:9. So "business" in a bad sense (Sa1 20:19). Elihu alludes to Job's words (Job 17:11). "Pride," an open "pit" (Job 33:18) which God hides or covers up, lest man should fall into it. Even the godly need to learn the lesson which trials teach, to "humble themselves under the mighty hand of God."
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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