Job 38:2

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Who is this that darkens counsel with words without knowledge?

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  • Job 35:16 : 16 Job opens his mouth with empty words; without knowledge, he multiplies his speech.
  • Job 42:3 : 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.
  • 1 Tim 1:7 : 7 They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or what they so confidently affirm.
  • Job 34:35 : 35 Job speaks without knowledge, and his words lack insight.
  • Job 12:3 : 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 23:4-5 : 4 I would lay my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments. 5 I would know the words he would answer me with and understand what he would say to me.
  • Job 24:25 : 25 If this is not so, who can prove me a liar and make my words nothing?
  • Job 26:3 : 3 How have you advised without wisdom and provided abundant insight?
  • Job 27:11 : 11 I will teach you about God's power; I will not conceal what is with the Almighty.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 42:3-4
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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.

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

  • Job 34:34-35
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    34Men of understanding declare, and the wise man who hears me says:

    35Job speaks without knowledge, and his words lack insight.

  • Job 38:1
    79%

    1Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind and said:

  • Job 26:3-4
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    78%

    3How have you advised without wisdom and provided abundant insight?

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

  • Job 35:16
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    16Job opens his mouth with empty words; without knowledge, he multiplies his speech.

  • Job 40:1-3
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    1The LORD answered Job and said:

    2Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? Let the one who argues with God answer.

    3Then Job answered the LORD and said:

  • Job 38:18-20
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    77%

    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?

  • Job 22:13
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    13But you say, 'What does God know? Can He judge through such thick darkness?'

  • 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,

  • Job 37:14-16
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    14Listen to this, Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God.

    15Do you know how God orders them and how He causes the lightning of His clouds to shine?

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

  • Job 42:1
    74%

    1Then Job answered the LORD and said:

  • Job 38:3-4
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    3Prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.

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

  • Job 37:19-20
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    19Teach us what we should say to Him, for we cannot present our case because of the darkness.

    20Should it be told to Him that I would speak? Or should a man say that he would be swallowed up?

  • 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 40:6
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    6Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm and said:

  • Isa 40:13-14
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    13Who can fathom the Spirit of the Lord, or instruct the Lord as his counselor?

    14Whom did He consult, and who gave Him understanding? Who taught Him the path of justice, or showed Him knowledge, or instructed Him in the way of understanding?

  • Job 38:24-25
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    24What is the way to the place where the light is divided, or the east wind scattered over the earth?

    25Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain and a path for the thunderstorm,

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

  • Rom 11:34
    73%

    34Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?

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

  • Job 16:3
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    3Will your words of wind never end? Or what provokes you to answer?

  • Job 38:34
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    34Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water?

  • Job 28:12
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    12But where can wisdom be found, and where is the place of understanding?

  • Job 21:22
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    22Can anyone teach knowledge to God, who judges even the exalted ones?

  • Job 12:1
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    1Then Job answered and said:

  • Job 15:13
    72%

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

  • Job 22:11
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    11It is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of waters covers you.

  • Job 26:1
    72%

    1Then Job answered and said:

  • Job 12:3
    72%

    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 34:2
    72%

    2Listen to my words, you wise ones; and to those with understanding, give ear to me.

  • Isa 29:15
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    15Woe to those who go to great depths to hide their plans from the LORD, who do their work in darkness and think, 'Who sees us? Who knows us?'

  • Job 14:3
    72%

    3Do you fix your gaze on such a one and bring me into judgment with you?

  • Job 3:2
    72%

    2And Job answered and said:

  • Job 21:1
    72%

    1Then Job answered and said:

  • Job 36:23
    72%

    23Who has appointed His path for Him, or who can say, 'You have done wrong'?