Job 11:11 Surely he recognizes deceivers; and when he sees evil, does he not take note?

◄ Job 11:11 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
Surely he recognizes deceivers; and when he sees evil, does he not take note?

English Standard Version
For he knows worthless men; when he sees iniquity, will he not consider it?

New American Standard Bible
"For He knows false men, And He sees iniquity without investigating.

King James Bible
For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Surely He knows which people are worthless. If He sees iniquity, will He not take note of it?

International Standard Version
For he knows mankind's deceitfulness; when he sees iniquity, won't he himself consider it?

American Standard Version
For he knoweth false men: He seeth iniquity also, even though he consider it not.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For he knoweth the vanity of men, and when he seeth iniquity, doth he not consider it?

Darby Bible Translation
For he knoweth vain men, and seeth wickedness when man doth not consider it;

Young's Literal Translation
For he hath known men of vanity, And He seeth iniquity, And one doth not consider it!

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

11:7-12 Zophar speaks well concerning God and his greatness and glory, concerning man and his vanity and folly. See here what man is; and let him be humbled. God sees this concerning vain man, that he would be wise, would be thought so, though he is born like a wild ass's colt, so unteachable and untameable. Man is a vain creature; empty, so the word is. Yet he is a proud creature, and self-conceited. He would be wise, would be thought so, though he will not submit to the laws of wisdom. He would be wise, he reaches after forbidden wisdom, and, like his first parents, aiming to be wise above what is written, loses the tree of life for the tree of knowledge. Is such a creature as this fit to contend with God?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

11. (Ps 94:11).

consider—so as to punish it. Rather, from the connection, Job 11:6, "He seeth wickedness also, which man does not perceive"; literally, "But no (other, save He) perceiveth it" [Umbreit]. God's "wisdom" (Job 11:6), detects sin where Job's human eye cannot reach (Job 11:8), so as to see any.