Job 28:21
For it is kept secret from the eyes of all living, unseen by the birds of the air.
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- Ps 49:3-4 : 3 From my mouth will come words of wisdom; and in the thoughts of my heart will be knowledge. 4 I will put my teaching into a story; I will make my dark sayings clear with music.
- Matt 11:25 : 25 At that time Jesus made answer and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children.
- Matt 13:17 : 17 For truly, I say to you that prophets and upright men had a desire to see the things which you see, and saw them not; and to have knowledge of the words which have come to your ears, and they had it not.
- Matt 13:35 : 35 That it might come true which was said by the prophet, Opening my mouth, I will give out stories; I will give knowledge of things kept secret from before all time.
- 1 Cor 2:7-9 : 7 But we give the news of the secret wisdom of God, which he had kept in store before the world came into existence, for our glory; 8 Of which not one of the rulers of this world had knowledge: for if they had, they would not have put the Lord of glory on the cross: 9 But as it says in the holy Writings, Things which the eye saw not, and which had not come to the ears or into the heart of man, such things as God has made ready for those who have love for him. 10 But God has given us the revelation of these things through his Spirit, for the Spirit makes search into all things, even the deep things of God.
- Col 2:3 : 3 In whom are all the secret stores of wisdom and knowledge.
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- Job 28:7-82 verses80%
7 No bird has knowledge of it, and the hawk's eye has never seen it.
8 The great beasts have not gone over it, and the cruel lion has not taken that way.
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20 From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
- Job 28:11-144 verses75%
11 He keeps back the streams from flowing, and makes the secret things come out into the light.
12 But where may wisdom be seen? and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
13 Man has not seen the way to it, and it is not in the land of the living.
14 The deep waters say, It is not in me: and the sea says, It is not with me.
- Job 28:22-232 verses74%
22 Destruction and Death say, We have only had word of it with our ears.
23 God has knowledge of the way to it, and of its resting-place;
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11 Who gives us more knowledge than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the heaven?
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24 Far off is true existence, and very deep; who may have knowledge of it?
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21 For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.
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14 Thick clouds are covering him, so that he is unable to see; and he is walking on the arch of heaven.
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8 Were you present at the secret meeting of God? and have you taken all wisdom for yourself?
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14 And I have put my hands on the wealth of the peoples, as on the place where a bird has put her eggs; and as a man may take the eggs from which a bird has gone, so I have taken all the earth for myself: and not a wing was moved, and not a mouth gave out a sound.
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16 When I gave my mind to the knowledge of wisdom and to seeing the business which is done on the earth (and there are those whose eyes see not sleep by day or by night),
17 Then I saw all the work of God, and that man may not get knowledge of the work which is done under the sun; because, if a man gives hard work to the search he will not get knowledge, and even if the wise man seems to be coming to the end of his search, still he will be without knowledge.
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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;
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25 Looking, I saw that there was no man, and all the birds of heaven had gone in flight.
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17 Truly, to no purpose is the net stretched out before the eyes of the bird:
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21 To those whose desire is for death, but it comes not; who are searching for it more than for secret wealth;
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21 And now the light is not seen, for it is dark because of the clouds; but a wind comes, clearing them away.
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25 All people are looking on it; man sees it from far.
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18 There are three things, the wonder of which overcomes me, even four things outside my knowledge:
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15 Cursed are those who go deep to keep their designs secret from the Lord, and whose works are in the dark, and who say, Who sees us? and who has knowledge of our acts?
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23 To a man whose way is veiled, and who is shut in by God?
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26 The bow is sounding against him; he sees the shining point of spear and arrow.
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11 Your light is made dark so that you are unable to see, and you are covered by a mass of waters.
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21 If their tent-cord is pulled up, do they not come to an end, and without wisdom?
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23 Like a bird falling into a net; with no thought that his life is in danger, till an arrow goes into his side.
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26 Your bodies will be meat for all the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth; there will be no one to send them away.
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1 Why are times not stored up by the Ruler of all, and why do those who have knowledge of him not see his days?
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5 Are your eyes lifted up to it? it is gone: for wealth takes to itself wings, like an eagle in flight up to heaven.
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3 Who is this who makes dark the purpose of God by words without knowledge? For I have been talking without knowledge about wonders not to be searched out.
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13 If only you would keep me safe in the underworld, putting me in a secret place till your wrath is past, giving me a fixed time when I might come to your memory again!
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5 Is it possible for a bird to be taken in a net on the earth where no net has been put for him? will the net come up from the earth if it has taken nothing at all?
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19 Which is the way to the resting-place of the light, and where is the store-house of the dark;
- Job 28:27-282 verses68%
27 Then he saw it, and put it on record; he gave it its fixed form, searching it out completely.
28 And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.
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10 Beasts and all cattle; insects and winged birds:
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8 Like a bird wandering from the place of her eggs is a man wandering from his station.
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18 (The things which wise men have got from their fathers, and have not kept secret from us;
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23 He takes away his fear of danger and gives him support; and his eyes are on his ways.
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4 How long will the land have grief, and the plants of all the land be dry? because of the sins of the people living in it, destruction has overtaken the beasts and the birds; because they said, God does not see our ways.
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12 Even man has no knowledge of his time; like fishes taken in an evil net, or like birds taken by deceit, are the sons of men taken in an evil time when it comes suddenly on them.
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22 Is anyone able to give teaching to God? for he is the judge of those who are on high.
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8 Then the beasts go into their holes, and take their rest.
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8 The birds of the air and the fish of the sea, and whatever goes through the deep waters of the seas.
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13 All the birds of heaven have come to rest on his broken stem where it is stretched on the earth, and all the beasts of the field will be on his branches:
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9 The eye which saw him sees him no longer; and his place has no more knowledge of him.