Job 11:6
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That he might shew thee the secrets of wisdom, and that his law is manifold, and thou mightest understand that he exacteth much less of thee, than thy iniquity deserveth.

shew thee

Job 15:8,11 Hast thou heard God's counsel, and shall his wisdom be inferior to thee? . . .

Job 28:28 And he said to man: Behold the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom: and to depart from evil, is understanding.

Deuteronomy 29:29 Secret things to the Lord our God: things that are manifest, to us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.

Psalm 25:14 The Lord is a firmament to them that fear him: and his covenant shall be made manifest to them.

Daniel 2:28,47 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth mysteries, who hath shewn to thee, O king Nabuchodonosor, what is to come to pass in the latter times. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these: . . .

Matthew 13:35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.

Romans 16:25,26 Now to him that is able to establish you, according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which was kept secret from eternity; . . .

1 Corinthians 2:9-11 But, as it is written: That eye hath not seen, nor ear heard: neither hath it entered into the heart of man, what things God hath prepared for them that love him. . . .

Ephesians 3:5 Which in other generations was not known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit:

God exacteth

Ezra 9:13 And after all that is come upon us, for our most wicked deeds, and our great sin, seeing that thou our God hast saved us from our iniquity, and hast given us a deliverance as at this day,

Psalm 103:10 He hath not dealt with us according to our sins: nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

Psalm 106:43-46 Many times did he deliver them. But they provoked him with their counsel: and they were brought low by their iniquities. . . .

Lamentations 3:22 Heth. The mercies of the Lord that we are not consumed: because his commiserations have not failed.

Context
Zophar Rebukes Job
5And I wish that God would speak with thee, and would open his lips to thee, 6That he might shew thee the secrets of wisdom, and that his law is manifold, and thou mightest understand that he exacteth much less of thee, than thy iniquity deserveth.7Peradventure thou wilt comprehend the steps of God, and wilt find out the Almighty perfectly?…
Cross References
Job 9:4
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath resisted him, and hath had peace?

Job 11:5
And I wish that God would speak with thee, and would open his lips to thee,

Job 12:13
With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.

Job 15:5
For thy iniquity hath taught thy mouth, and thou imitatest the tongue of blasphemers.

Job 22:5
And not for thy manifold wickedness and thy infinite iniquities?

Lexicon
and disclose
וְיַגֶּד־ (wə·yag·geḏ-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5046: To be conspicuous

to you
לְךָ֨ ׀ (lə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

the secrets
תַּֽעֲלֻמ֣וֹת (ta·‘ă·lu·mō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 8587: A hidden thing, secret

of wisdom,
חָכְמָה֮ (ḥāḵ·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2451: Wisdom

for
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

true wisdom
לְֽת֫וּשִׁיָּ֥ה (lə·ṯū·šî·yāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8454: Support, ability, help, an undertaking, understanding

has two sides.
כִפְלַ֪יִם (ḵip̄·la·yim)
Noun - md
Strong's Hebrew 3718: A duplicate

Know
וְדַ֡ע (wə·ḏa‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know

then that
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

God
אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ (’ĕ·lō·w·ha)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 433: God -- a deity, the Deity

exacts
יַשֶּׁ֥ה (yaš·šeh)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5382: To forget, to neglect, to remit, remove

from you
לְךָ֥ (lə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

[less] than your iniquity [deserves].
מֵעֲוֺנֶֽךָ׃ (mê·‘ă·wō·ne·ḵā)
Preposition-m | Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity


Additional Translations
and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.And that he would show you the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.

And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom! For he is manifold in understanding. Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

Then shall he declare to thee the power of wisdom; for it shall be double of that which is with thee: and then shalt thou know, that a just recompence of thy sins has come to thee from the Lord.

And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, how that they are the double of what is realised; and know that +God passeth by [much] of thine iniquity!

And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that iris manifold in effectual working! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thy iniquity deserveth.

that he would show you the secrets of wisdom! For true wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.

And declare to thee secrets of wisdom, For counsel hath foldings. And know thou that God forgetteth for thee, Some of thine iniquity.
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