Job 15:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

(Which wise men have told From their fathers, and have not hid it;

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Readability

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Job 8:8 : 8 For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, And apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out:
Job 15:10 : 10 With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, Much elder than thy father.
Ps 71:18 : 18 Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not, Until I have declared thy strength unto [the next] generation, Thy might to every one that is to come.
Ps 78:3-6 : 3 Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us. 4 We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, And his strength, and his wondrous works that he hath done. 5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which he commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children; 6 That the generation to come might know [them], even the children that should be born; Who should arise and tell [them] to their children,
Isa 38:19 : 19 The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: The father to the children shall make known thy truth.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Job 15:17
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17I will show thee, hear thou me; And that which I have seen I will declare:
Ps 78:3-4
2 verses
78%
3Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.
4We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, And his strength, and his wondrous works that he hath done.
Job 15:8-10
3 verses
76%
8Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God? And dost thou limit wisdom to thyself?
9What knowest thou, that we know not? What understandest thou, which is not in us?
10With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, Much elder than thy father.
Job 15:19
74%
19Unto whom alone the land was given, And no stranger passed among them):
Jer 8:9
72%
9The wise men are put to shame, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of Jehovah; and what manner of wisdom is in them?
Luke 8:17
71%
17For nothing is hid, that shall not be made manifest; nor [anything] secret, that shall not be known and come to light.
Ps 78:6
71%
6That the generation to come might know [them], even the children that should be born; Who should arise and tell [them] to their children,
Job 34:34
71%
34Men of understanding will say unto me, Yea, every wise man that heareth me:
Job 22:15
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15Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden?
Job 8:8
70%
8For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, And apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out:
Joel 1:3
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3Tell ye your children of it, and [let] your children [tell] their children, and their children another generation.
Prov 1:5
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5That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:
Job 34:2
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2Hear my words, ye wise men; And give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
Job 42:3
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3Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that which I understood not, Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
Job 17:4
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4For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: Therefore shalt thou not exalt [them].
Prov 17:6
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6Children's children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.
Prov 22:19-20
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70%
19That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I have made [them] known to thee this day, even to thee.
20Have not I written unto thee excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,
Prov 15:20
70%
20A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish man despiseth his mother.
Prov 18:15
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15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Prov 4:1
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1Hear, [my] sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:
Prov 12:23
69%
23A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
Job 20:4
69%
4Knowest thou [not] this of old time, Since man was placed upon earth,
Job 32:9
69%
9It is not the great that are wise, Nor the aged that understand justice.
Isa 29:14-15
2 verses
69%
14therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
15Woe unto them that hide deep their counsel from Jehovah, and whose works are in the dark, and that say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
Prov 3:21
69%
21My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion:
Isa 48:6
69%
6Thou hast heard it; behold all this; and ye, will ye not declare it? I have showed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, which thou hast not known.
Prov 27:12
69%
12A prudent man seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [But] the simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.
Deut 32:7
69%
7Remember the days of old, Consider the years of many generations: Ask thy father, and he will show thee; Thine elders, and they will tell thee.
Prov 1:8
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8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
Job 12:12
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12With aged men is wisdom, And in length of days understanding.
Prov 14:8
69%
8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
Dan 5:15
69%
15And now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof; but they could not show the interpretation of the thing.
Job 28:28
69%
28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.
Prov 22:28
69%
28Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set.
Prov 10:14
69%
14Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.
Prov 15:24
69%
24To the wise the way of life [goeth] upward, That he may depart from Sheol beneath.
Gen 18:17
69%
17And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham that which I do;
Job 22:18
68%
18Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
Job 28:20
68%
20Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Job 3:14
68%
14With kings and counsellors of the earth, Who built up waste places for themselves;
Jer 11:18
68%
18And Jehovah gave me knowledge of it, and I knew it: then thou showedst me their doings.
Prov 14:33
68%
33Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known.
Prov 5:1
68%
1My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding: