Job 34:34

“Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.”

"Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me." - Job 34:34
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What does Job 34:34 mean?

Job 34:34 (KJV) says, "Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me." This verse is part of a discourse by Elihu, one of Job's friends, who is speaking to Job and the other friends about the righteousness of God. Throughout the book of Job, Job's friends…

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The Call to Wisdom: Listening to the Voices of Understanding

In the midst of Job's trials, amidst his questioning and grappling with the suffering he has endured, we find an important invitation to wisdom in Job 34:34. The verse states, "Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me." This potent appeal resonates…

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A Prayer for Understanding and Wisdom

Heavenly Father, In the quiet chambers of my heart, I humbly bow before You, seeking Your divine presence and fellowship. As I reflect upon the profound words of Job 34:34, "Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me," I recognize the weight and…

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Job 34:34 - "Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me."
Job 34:35 - "Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom."
Job 34:1 - "Furthermore Elihu answered and said,"
Job 34:3 - "For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat."
Job 34:7 - "What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?"
Job 34:36 - "My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men."
Job 34:30 - "That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared."
Job 34:5 - "For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment."
Job 15:34 - "For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery."
Job 34:16 - "If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words."
Job 34:26 - "He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;"
Job 21:34 - "How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?"
Job 34:21 - "For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings."
Job 34:22 - "There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves."
Job 34:25 - "Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed."
Job 34:12 - "Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment."
Job 34:18 - "Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?"
Job 41:34 - "He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride."
Job 34:15 - "All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust."
Job 34:24 - "He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead."
"Furthermore Elihu answered and said," - Job 34:1
Job 34:27 - "Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:"
Job 34:13 - "Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?"
Job 34:9 - "For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God."
Job 34:28 - "So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted."
Job 34:6 - "Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression."
Job 9:34 - "Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:"
"That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared." - Job 34:30
Job 34:4 - "Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good."