Job's comforter



Job's comforter

Someone who makes a person feel worse about a situation when trying to offer sympathy. A reference to the Biblical story of Job, who showed great faith amid difficult circumstances. Larry is a real Job's comforter. I know he was just trying to offer comforting words, but he made Maggie feel worse about her financial situation.
See also: comforter

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nicholeni-KOLEnglish
ÉImhÍN-Irish
Ture-Swedish
Farooq-Arabic
Bruna-Italian, Portuguese, Croatian
Zaccai-Biblical