Job 15:8

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Have you listened to the secret counsel of God and limited wisdom to yourself?

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  • Rom 11:34 : 34 Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?
  • Jer 23:18 : 18 For who has stood in the council of the LORD to see and hear His word? Who has paid attention to His word and obeyed it?
  • Amos 3:7 : 7 Surely the Lord God does nothing without revealing His secret to His servants, the prophets.
  • Matt 11:25 : 25 At that time Jesus said, 'I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.'
  • Matt 13:11 : 11 Jesus replied, "The mysteries of the kingdom of heaven have been given to you to know, but not to them.
  • Matt 13:35 : 35 This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: 'I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world.'
  • John 15:15 : 15 I no longer call you servants because a servant does not know what his master is doing. Instead, I have called you friends because everything I heard from my Father I have made known to you.
  • Job 11:6 : 6 and that He would declare to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom is double what you imagine. Know then that God exacts less of you than your guilt deserves.
  • Job 12:2 : 2 "Truly, you are the people, and with you wisdom will die!"
  • Job 13:5-6 : 5 If only you would keep silent, it would be wisdom for you. 6 Listen now to my argument and pay attention to the contentions of my lips.
  • Job 29:4 : 4 I was as in the prime of my life, when the intimate friendship of God was over my tent.
  • Ps 25:14 : 14 The secret counsel of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes his covenant known to them.
  • Prov 3:32 : 32 For the devious person is an abomination to the LORD, but His confidential counsel is with the upright.
  • Rom 16:25-26 : 25 Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past. 26 But now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all the nations might believe and obey him—
  • 1 Cor 2:9-9 : 9 But as it is written: What no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and what has not entered the human heart—God has prepared these things for those who love Him. 10 Now God has revealed these things to us by His Spirit, for the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. 11 For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of that person that is within him? In the same way, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
  • 1 Cor 2:16 : 16 For who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

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  • Job 15:9-13
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    9 What do you know that we do not know? What insight do you have that is not with us?

    10 Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us, men much older than your father.

    11 Are the consolations of God too trivial for you, or a word spoken gently with you?

    12 Why does your heart carry you away, and why do your eyes flash?

    13 That you turn your spirit against God and let words escape from your mouth?

  • 7 Were you the first man to be born, or were you brought forth before the hills?

  • Job 38:16-18
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    16 Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea or walked in the recesses of the deep?

    17 Have the gates of death been shown to you? Have you seen the gates of deepest darkness?

    18 Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth? Tell me, if you know all this.

  • Job 42:3-4
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    3 You asked, 'Who is this that obscures counsel without knowledge?' Surely, I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.

    4 You said, 'Listen now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.'

  • Job 15:17-18
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    17 I will show you; listen to me, and let me declare what I have seen:

    18 What wise men have declared, and have not hidden from their ancestors,

  • Job 38:20-22
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    20 that you may take it to its boundary and recognize the paths to its home?

    21 Surely you know, since you were already born, and the number of your days is great!

    22 Have you entered the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of the hail,

  • Job 11:5-8
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    5 But oh, that God would speak and open His lips against you,

    6 and that He would declare to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom is double what you imagine. Know then that God exacts less of you than your guilt deserves.

    7 Can you search out the depths of God? Can you find out the limits of the Almighty?

    8 They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?

  • 4 Do you not know this from ancient times, since man was placed on the earth,

  • 12 But where can wisdom be found, and where is the place of understanding?

  • 20 But where does wisdom come from, and where is the place of understanding?

  • 4 Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.

  • 1 Does not wisdom call out? And does not understanding raise her voice?

  • 8 Surely, you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard your words.

  • Job 26:3-4
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    3 How have you advised without wisdom and provided abundant insight?

    4 To whom have you uttered words, and whose breath has come from you?

  • 16 If you have understanding, listen to this; pay attention to the sound of my words.

  • 8 Ask the previous generation, and give thought to the findings of their ancestors;

  • 3 Indeed, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you.

  • 15 Will you keep to the ancient path that wicked men have walked?

  • 36 Who has put wisdom in the inward parts or given understanding to the mind?

  • 2 Who is this that darkens counsel with words without knowledge?

  • 3 "But I too have a mind as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know things such as these?"

  • 5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.

  • 33 But if not, listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.

  • 9 Debate your case with your neighbor, but do not reveal another’s secret.

  • 6 You have heard it—now see all of it! And will you not declare it? From now on I will make you hear new things, hidden things that you have not known.

  • 13 Do not say, ‘We have found wisdom; let God, not a man, refute him.’

  • 15 The heart of the understanding one gains knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

  • 14 Counsel and wisdom belong to me; I have understanding and strength.

  • 34 Men of understanding declare, and the wise man who hears me says:

  • 16 Do you understand the balancings of the clouds, the wonders of Him who has perfect knowledge?

  • 3 if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding,

  • 4 But you are tearing down reverence and diminishing devotion to God.

  • 12 I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and I possess knowledge and discretion.

  • 13 "With Him are wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are His."

  • 1 Indeed, my eyes have seen all this, my ears have heard and understood it.