Job 12:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Or to the things which go flat on the earth, and they will give you wisdom; and the fishes of the sea will give you news of it.

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  • 7 But put now a question to the beasts, and get teaching from them; or to the birds of the heaven, and they will make it clear to you;

  • Ps 8:7-8
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    7 All sheep and oxen, and all the beasts of the field;

    8 The birds of the air and the fish of the sea, and whatever goes through the deep waters of the seas.

  • 10 Will they not give you teaching, and say words of wisdom to you?

  • 11 Who gives us more knowledge than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the heaven?

  • 9 Who does not see by all these that the hand of the Lord has done this?

  • 18 Or of anything which goes flat on the earth, or any fish in the water under the earth.

  • Hab 1:14-15
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    14 He has made men like the fishes of the sea, like the worms which have no ruler over them.

    15 He takes them all up with his hook, he takes them in his net, getting them together in his fishing-net: for which cause he is glad and full of joy.

  • 10 Beasts and all cattle; insects and winged birds:

  • 1 Give ear, O heavens, to my voice; let the earth take note of the words of my mouth:

  • Ps 104:24-27
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    24 O Lord, how great is the number of your works! in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of the things you have made.

    25 There is the great, wide sea, where there are living things, great and small, more than may be numbered.

    26 There go the ships; there is that great beast, which you have made as a plaything.

    27 All of them are waiting for you, to give them their food in its time.

  • 33 He made sayings about all plants, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop hanging on the wall; and about all beasts and birds and fishes and the small things of the earth.

  • 3 Because of this the land will be dry, and everyone living in it will be wasted away, with the beasts of the field and the birds of heaven; even the fishes of the sea will be taken away.

  • 8 Were you present at the secret meeting of God? and have you taken all wisdom for yourself?

  • 7 For every sort of beast and bird and every living thing on earth and in the sea has been controlled by man and is under his authority;

  • Ps 98:7-8
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    7 Let the sea be thundering, with all its waters; the world, and all who are living in it;

    8 Let the streams make sounds of joy with their hands; let the mountains be glad together,

  • 16 Have you come into the springs of the sea, walking in the secret places of the deep?

  • 32 Let the sea be thundering with all its waters; let the field be glad, and everything which is in it;

  • 2 And the fear of you will be strong in every beast of the earth and every bird of the air; everything which goes on the land, and all the fishes of the sea, are given into your hands.

  • 18 Have you taken note of the wide limits of the earth? Say, if you have knowledge of it all.

  • 7 Give praise to the Lord from the earth, you great sea-beasts, and deep places:

  • 29 When he put a limit to the sea, so that the waters might not go against his word: when he put in position the bases of the earth:

  • 16 If you are wise, take note of this; give ear to the voice of my words.

  • 17 Take note and give ear to my words; and I will say what I have seen:

  • Job 38:33-34
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    33 Have you knowledge of the laws of the heavens? did you give them rule over the earth?

    34 Is your voice sent up to the cloud, so that you may be covered by the weight of waters?

  • 4 Give ear to me, and I will say what is in my mind; I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.

  • 33 If not, give attention to me, and keep quiet, and I will give you wisdom.

  • 30 See, he is stretching out his mist, covering the tops of the mountains with it.

  • 10 But I will make an offering to you with the voice of praise; I will give effect to my oaths. Salvation is the Lord's.

  • 12 For the Holy Spirit will make clear to you in that very hour what to say.

  • 4 Where were you when I put the earth on its base? Say, if you have knowledge.

  • 23 For you will be in agreement with the stones of the earth, and the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.

  • 14 The deep waters say, It is not in me: and the sea says, It is not with me.

  • 34 Let the heavens and the earth give praise to him, the seas, and everything moving in them.

  • 12 Am I a sea, or a sea-beast, that you put a watch over me?

  • 1 He is so cruel that no one is ready to go against him. Who then is able to keep his place before me?

  • 24 Give me teaching and I will be quiet; and make me see my error.

  • 24 They see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.

  • 20 And God said, Let the waters be full of living things, and let birds be in flight over the earth under the arch of heaven.

  • 8 By whose hand the heavens were stretched out, and who is walking on the waves of the sea:

  • 20 How may he have knowledge of my desire for talk with him? or did any man ever say, May destruction come on me?

  • 8 Put the question now to the past generations, and give attention to what has been searched out by their fathers:

  • 15 Truly, he keeps back the waters and they are dry; he sends them out and the earth is overturned.

  • 22 And God gave them his blessing, saying, Be fertile and have increase, making all the waters of the seas full, and let the birds be increased in the earth.