# Job's comforter

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A person who, in trying to offer help or advice, says something that aggravates the distress.
2. A boil.

## Etymology
From the Bible Job 16.2 where Job's supposed friends offered advice that was not helpful.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/job-s-comforter