Job 5:27

Bible in Basic English (1941)

See, we have made search with care, and it is so; it has come to our ears; see that you take note of it for yourself.

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  • Ps 111:2 : 2 The works of the Lord are great, searched out by all those who have delight in them.
  • Prov 2:3-5 : 3 Truly, if you are crying out for good sense, and your request is for knowledge; 4 If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth; 5 Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.
  • Prov 9:12 : 12 If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if your heart is full of pride, you only will have the pain of it.
  • Deut 10:13 : 13 Doing the orders of the Lord and keeping his laws which I give you this day for your good?
  • Job 8:8-9 : 8 Put the question now to the past generations, and give attention to what has been searched out by their fathers: 9 (For we are but of yesterday, and have no knowledge, because our days on earth are gone like a shade:) 10 Will they not give you teaching, and say words of wisdom to you?
  • Job 12:2 : 2 No doubt you have knowledge, and wisdom will come to an end with you.
  • Job 15:9-9 : 9 What knowledge have you which we have not? is there anything in your mind which is not in ours? 10 With us are men who are grey-haired and full of years, much older than your father.
  • Job 15:17 : 17 Take note and give ear to my words; and I will say what I have seen:
  • Job 22:2 : 2 Is it possible for a man to be of profit to God? No, for a man's wisdom is only of profit to himself.
  • Job 32:11-12 : 11 I was waiting for your words, I was giving ear to your wise sayings; while you were searching out what to say, 12 I was taking note; and truly not one of you was able to make clear Job's error, or to give an answer to his words.

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    27 Then he saw it, and put it on record; he gave it its fixed form, searching it out completely.

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

    9 What knowledge have you which we have not? is there anything in your mind which is not in ours?

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  • 11 And you will be full of grief at the end of your life, when your flesh and your body are wasted;

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    20 So that you might take it to its limit, guiding it to its house?

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

    9 (For we are but of yesterday, and have no knowledge, because our days on earth are gone like a shade:)

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

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  • 4 Let us make the decision for ourselves as to what is right; let us have the knowledge among ourselves of what is good.

  • 25 There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.

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    17 Be not evil overmuch, and be not foolish. Why come to your end before your time?

    18 It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.

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  • 12 Truly, you have all seen it yourselves; why then have you become completely foolish?

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  • 8 This will give strength to your flesh, and new life to your bones.

  • 7 Give ear to me then, my sons, and do not put away my words from you.

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  • 12 I am certain that there is nothing better for a man than to be glad, and to do good while life is in him.

  • 20 Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise.

  • 22 Destruction and Death say, We have only had word of it with our ears.