Job 27:1

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A Protest of Innocence And Job took up his discourse again:

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Referenced Verses

  • Num 24:15 : 15 Balaam Prophesies a Fourth Time Then he uttered this oracle:“The oracle of Balaam son of Beor; the oracle of the man whose eyes are open;
  • Job 29:1 : 1 IV. Job’s Concluding Soliloquy(29:1-31:40)Job Recalls His Former Condition Then Job continued his speech:
  • Num 23:7 : 7 Then Balaam uttered his oracle, saying,“Balak, the king of Moab, brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying,‘Come, pronounce a curse on Jacob for me; come, denounce Israel.’
  • Num 24:3 : 3 Then he uttered this oracle:“The oracle of Balaam son of Beor; the oracle of the man whose eyes are open;
  • Ps 49:4 : 4 I will learn a song that imparts wisdom; I will then sing my insightful song to the accompaniment of a harp.
  • Ps 78:2 : 2 I will sing a song that imparts wisdom; I will make insightful observations about the past.
  • Prov 26:7 : 7 Like legs dangle uselessly from the lame, so a proverb dangles in the mouth of fools.

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