Job 28:12

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

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  • Job 28:20 : 20 But where does wisdom come from, and where is the place of understanding?
  • Jas 1:5 : 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without rebuke, and it will be given to him.
  • Jas 1:17 : 17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.
  • 1 Kgs 3:9 : 9 So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between good and evil, for who is able to govern this great people of yours?
  • Job 28:28 : 28 And He said to mankind, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'
  • Ps 51:6 : 6 Against you, you alone, I have sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified when you speak and blameless when you judge.
  • Prov 2:4-6 : 4 if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, 5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. 6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
  • Prov 3:19 : 19 By wisdom the LORD laid the foundation of the earth; by understanding He established the heavens.
  • Eccl 7:23-25 : 23 All this I tested by wisdom and said, 'I will be wise,' but it was beyond me. 24 What exists is far off and exceedingly deep—who can discover it? 25 I turned my mind to understand, to investigate, and to search out wisdom and the meaning of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the madness of folly.
  • 1 Cor 1:19-20 : 19 For it is written, 'I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the intelligent I will frustrate.' 20 Where is the wise person? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made the wisdom of the world foolish?
  • Col 2:3 : 3 In him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 28:20-21
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    20But where does wisdom come from, and where is the place of understanding?

    21It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the sky.

  • Job 28:13-15
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    13Mankind does not know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.

    14The deep says, 'It is not in me,' and the sea declares, 'It is not with me.'

    15It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed in silver.

  • Job 38:18-20
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    18Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth? Tell me, if you know all this.

    19Where is the way that light dwells, and where is the place of darkness,

    20that you may take it to its boundary and recognize the paths to its home?

  • Prov 8:1-2
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    1Does not wisdom call out? And does not understanding raise her voice?

    2On the heights along the way, at the crossroads, she takes her stand.

  • Job 38:36-37
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    36Who has put wisdom in the inward parts or given understanding to the mind?

    37Who can count the clouds with wisdom or tilt the water jars of the heavens,

  • Eccl 7:24-25
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    24What exists is far off and exceedingly deep—who can discover it?

    25I turned my mind to understand, to investigate, and to search out wisdom and the meaning of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the madness of folly.

  • Prov 8:11-12
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    11For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.

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

  • Job 12:12-13
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    12"Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days."

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

  • Job 28:27-28
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    27then He saw it and declared it; He established it and also examined it.

    28And He said to mankind, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'

  • Job 28:23
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    23God understands its way, and He knows its place.

  • Job 42:3
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    3You 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.

  • Prov 3:13-14
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    13Blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who obtains understanding.

    14For the profit from wisdom is better than the profit from silver, and her gain than fine gold.

  • Eccl 8:17
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    17then I saw all the work of God, that no one can understand the work that is done under the sun. Despite all their efforts to search it out, no one can comprehend it. Even if the wise claim to know, they cannot truly understand it.

  • Job 15:8-9
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    8Have you listened to the secret counsel of God and limited wisdom to yourself?

    9What do you know that we do not know? What insight do you have that is not with us?

  • Job 38:4
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    4Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.

  • Prov 2:3-6
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    3if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding,

    4if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures,

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

    6For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

  • Job 28:11
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    11He dams up streams to stop their flow, and brings to light what is hidden.

  • Job 11:7-8
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    7Can you search out the depths of God? Can you find out the limits of the Almighty?

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

  • Prov 4:7
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    7Wisdom is supreme—acquire wisdom. Though it costs you all you have, gain understanding.

  • 1 Cor 1:20
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    20Where is the wise person? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made the wisdom of the world foolish?

  • Job 28:1
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    1Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.

  • Job 12:3
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    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?"

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

  • Job 32:13
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    13Do not say, ‘We have found wisdom; let God, not a man, refute him.’

  • Prov 16:16
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    16How much better to get wisdom than gold, to gain understanding rather than silver!

  • Job 6:13
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    13Indeed, there is no help in me, and ability has been driven from me.

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

  • Prov 1:2
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    2To know wisdom and discipline, to understand words of insight,

  • Prov 17:16
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    16Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?

  • Prov 30:3
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    3I have not learned wisdom, nor do I have knowledge of the Holy One.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • Eccl 8:1
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    1Who is like the wise person, and who knows the meaning of things? The wisdom of a person brightens their face, and the hardness of their face is softened.

  • Job 20:4
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    4Do you not know this from ancient times, since man was placed on the earth,