Verse 5

Behold, God is mighty but does not despise anyone; He is mighty in strength of understanding.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 22:24 : 24 You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!
  • Job 37:23 : 23 The Almighty—we cannot find Him; He is great in power, and in justice and abundant righteousness, He does not oppress.
  • Ps 138:6 : 6 Though the Lord is exalted, he cares for the lowly, but the proud he knows from afar.
  • Ps 147:5 : 5 Great is our Lord and mighty in power; His understanding is beyond measure.
  • Jer 10:12 : 12 God made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
  • Jer 32:19 : 19 You are great in counsel and mighty in deeds. Your eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, rewarding each person according to their ways and the fruit of their deeds.
  • 1 Cor 1:24-28 : 24 But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. 26 Brothers and sisters, consider your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are,
  • Job 9:14 : 14 How then can I answer Him? I would choose my words carefully in His presence.
  • Job 9:19 : 19 If it is a matter of strength, He is mighty! And if it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?
  • Job 10:3 : 3 Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands, while You favor the plans of the wicked?
  • Job 12:13-16 : 13 "With Him are wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are His." 14 "What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be set free." 15 "If He holds back the waters, they dry up; if He sends them out, they overwhelm the earth." 16 "With Him are strength and sound wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are His."
  • Job 26:12-14 : 12 By his power he stilled the sea, and by his understanding he struck down Rahab. 13 By his breath the heavens were made fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent. 14 Behold, these are but the edges of his ways, and how faint is the whisper we hear of him! But the thunder of his power—who can understand?
  • Job 31:13 : 13 If I have denied justice to my male or female servants when they had a grievance against me,
  • Ps 99:4 : 4 The Mighty King loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.