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
Fayvel-Yiddish
Sanel-Croatian
ErnstERNST (German), ERNSHT (Swedish)German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Bronislavabrah-nee-SLAH-vah (Russian)Czech, Slovak, Russian
Abhay-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
KrisKRIS (English)English, Danish