KJV ORIGINAL
That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
So that He can turn people away from their wrong plans and keep them from becoming proud.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God sometimes intervenes in our lives to protect us from our own bad decisions and from the dangers of pride.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Elihu's speech to Job, where he's explaining why God sometimes speaks to people through dreams, visions, or suffering. Elihu was a younger man who waited respectfully for Job's older friends to finish speaking before offering his perspective on Job's suffering. He believed that God's interventions in human life serve a protective purpose, even when they seem difficult to understand.
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