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.

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

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

  • Job 38:1
    79%

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

  • 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?

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

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

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

    3 Then Job answered the LORD and said:

  • Job 38:18-20
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    77%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Job 42:1
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    1 Then Job answered the LORD and said:

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

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

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

    20 Should 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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    8 Have you listened to the secret counsel of God and limited wisdom to yourself?

    9 What 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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    6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm and said:

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

    14 Whom 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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    24 What is the way to the place where the light is divided, or the east wind scattered over the earth?

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

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

  • Rom 11:34
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    34 Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Job 15:13
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    13 That you turn your spirit against God and let words escape from your mouth?

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

  • Job 26:1
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    1 Then 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%

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

  • Isa 29:15
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    15 Woe 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%

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

  • Job 3:2
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    2 And Job answered and said:

  • Job 21:1
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    1 Then Job answered and said:

  • Job 36:23
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    23 Who has appointed His path for Him, or who can say, 'You have done wrong'?