Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary Verse 4. My words shall not be false ] My words shall be truth without falsity.
He that is perfect in knowledge is with thee. ] "The perfection of knowledge is with thee." Thou art a sensible, well-informed man, and will be able to judge of what I say.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-4 - Elihu only maintained that the affliction was sent for his trial; an lengthened because Job was not yet thoroughly humbled under it. He sought to ascribe righteousness to his Maker; to clear this truth, tha God is righteous in all his ways. Such knowledge must be learned from the word and Spirit of God, for naturally we are estranged from it. The fitness of Elihu's discourse to the dispute between Job and his friend is plain. It pointed out to Job the true reason of those trials with which he had been pointed out to Job the true reason of those trial with which he had been visited. It taught that God had acted in merc towards him, and the spiritual benefit he was to derive from them. I corrected the mistake of his friends, and showed that Job's calamitie were for good.
Original Hebrew כי3588 אמנם551 לא3808 שׁקר8267 מלי4405 תמים8549 דעות1844 עמך׃5973
