Job 4:18

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

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

— WEB

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

— KJV

“Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants; And his angels he chargeth with folly:”

— ASV

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Job 25:5-6 "Behold, even the moon has no brightness, and the stars are not pure in his sight;"
2 Peter 2:4 "For if God didn’t spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus,Tartarus is another name for Hell and committed them to p…"
Jude 1:6 "Angels who didn’t keep their first domain, but deserted their own dwelling place, he has kept in everlasting bonds under darkness for the…"
Job 15:15-16 "Behold, he puts no trust in his holy ones. Yes, the heavens are not clean in his sight;"
Psalms 104:4 "He makes his messengersor, angels winds; his servants flames of fire."
Isaiah 6:2-3 "Above him stood the seraphim. Each one had six wings. With two he covered his face. With two he covered his feet. With two he flew."
Psalms 103:20-21 "Praise Yahweh, you angels of his, who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, obeying the voice of his word."

Commentary

folly--Imperfection is to be attributed to the angels, in comparison with Him. The holiness of some of them had given way (Pe2 2:4), and at best is but the holiness of a creature. Folly is the want of moral consideration [UMBREIT].

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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