Job 32:8

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Euery man no doubt hath a mynde, but it is the inspiration of the almightie that geueth vnderstanding.

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  • Prov 2:6 : 6 For the Lorde geueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstandyng.
  • Eccl 2:26 : 26 And why? God geueth to the man that is good before hym, wisdome, vnderstandyng, and gladnesse: but vnto the sinner he geueth weerinesse, that he may gather and heape together the thyng that afterwarde shalbe geuen vnto hym whom it pleaseth God: This is nowe a vayne thyng, yea a very disquietnesse and vexation of mynde.
  • 1 Cor 2:10-12 : 10 But God hath reuealed the vnto vs by his spirite: For the spirite searcheth all thinges, yea the deepe thinges of God. 11 For what man knoweth the thynges of a man, saue ye spirite of man which is in hym? Euen so, the thinges of God, knoweth no man, but ye spirite of God. 12 And we haue receaued, not the spirite of the worlde, but the spirite which is of God, that we myght know the thinges that are geuen to vs of God.
  • Job 38:36 : 36 Who hath put wysdome in the reynes? or who hath geuen the heart vnderstanding?
  • Jas 1:5 : 5 If any of you lacke wisdome, let him aske of God, that geueth to all men indifferentlie, and casteth no man in the teeth: and it shalbe geuen hym.
  • Job 33:4 : 4 The spirite of God hath made me, and the breath of the almightie hath geuen me my lyfe.
  • Job 35:11 : 11 Which teacheth vs more the the beastes of the earth, and geueth vs more wysdome then the foules of heauen.
  • 1 Kgs 3:12 : 12 Behold, I haue done according to thy wordes, lo I haue geuen thee a wyse & an vnderstanding heart, so that there was none lyke thee before thee, neither after thee shal any aryse lyke vnto thee.
  • 1 Kgs 4:29 : 29 And God gaue Solomon wysdome and vnderstanding exceeding much, and a large heart, euen as the sand that is on the sea shore.
  • 1 Cor 12:8 : 8 For to one is geuen by the spirite, the worde of wisdome, to another the word of knowledge, by the same spirite:
  • Dan 1:17 : 17 As for these foure children, God gaue them knowledge and vnderstanding in all learning & wysdome: also he gaue Daniel vnderstanding of all visions and dreames.
  • Dan 2:21 : 21 He chaungeth the times and seasons, he taketh away kinges, he setteth vp kinges: he geueth wysdome vnto the wyse, and vnderstanding to those that vnderstande.
  • 2 Tim 3:16 : 16 All scripture is geuen by inspiration of God, and is profitable to doctrine, to reproue, to correction, to instruction which is in ryghteousnesse,
  • Job 4:12-21 : 12 But wheras a thing was hyd from me, yet myne care hath receaued a litle therof. 13 In the thoughtes and visions of the night when sleepe commeth on men, 14 Feare came vpon me & dread, which made all my bones to shake. 15 The winde passed by before my presence, and made the heeres of my fleshe to stande vp. 16 He stoode thereon and I knewe not his face, an image there was before myne eyes, and in the stilnesse hearde I a voyce. 17 Shall man be more iust then God? or shall a man be purer then his maker? 18 Beholde, he founde not trueth in his seruauntes, and in his angels there was folly: 19 Howe much more in them that dwel in houses of clay, and whose foundation is but dust, which shall be consumed as it were with a moth? 20 They shalbe smitten from the morning vnto the euening: yea they shall perishe for euer, when no man regardeth them. 21 Is not their royaltie gone away with them? they shall dye truely, and not in wysdome.
  • 1 Kgs 3:28 : 28 And all they of Israel hearde of the iudgement which the king had iudged, and feared the king: for they sawe that the wysdome of God was in him to do iustice.
  • Gen 41:39 : 39 And Pharao saide vnto Ioseph: Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is no man of vnderstandyng or of wisedome lyke vnto thee.
  • Job 33:16 : 16 He roundeth them in the eares, and sealeth their correction:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 9Great men are not alway wyse, neither doth euery aged man vnderstande the thing that is lawfull:

  • 4The spirite of God hath made me, and the breath of the almightie hath geuen me my lyfe.

  • Job 12:12-13
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    12Among olde persons there is wysedome, and in age is vnderstanding.

    13Yea, with God is wysdome and strength, it is he that hath counsell and foreknowledge.

  • 27The lanterne of the Lorde is the breath of man, searching all the inwarde partes of the body.

  • 7For I thought thus within my selfe: It becommeth old men to speake, and the aged to teache wysdome.

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    10But God hath reuealed the vnto vs by his spirite: For the spirite searcheth all thinges, yea the deepe thinges of God.

    11For what man knoweth the thynges of a man, saue ye spirite of man which is in hym? Euen so, the thinges of God, knoweth no man, but ye spirite of God.

  • 36Who hath put wysdome in the reynes? or who hath geuen the heart vnderstanding?

  • 31And hath filled hym with the spirite of God, in wisdome and vnderstanding, in knowledge, and in all maner worke,

  • 21Who knoweth the spirite of man that goeth vpwarde, & the breath of the beast that goeth downe to the earth?

  • 3Whyle my breath is in me, and the winde that God hath geuen me is in my nostrels,

  • 10In whose hande is the soule of euery liuing thing, and the breath of all mankinde.

  • 28And vnto man he sayd: To feare the Lorde is wysdome, and to forsake euyll is vnderstanding.

  • 8Neither is there any man that hath power ouer the spirite to kepe styll the spirite, nor to haue any power in the tyme of death, nor that can make an ende of the battayle, neither may vngodlynesse deliuer them that meddle withall.

  • 14A good stomacke beareth out sickenesse: but the minde beyng sicke, who shall heale it?

  • Job 34:14-16
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    14If he set his heart vpon man and gather vnto hym selfe his spirite and his breath,

    15All fleshe shall come to naught at once, and all men shall turne againe vnto dust.

    16If thou nowe haue vnderstanding, heare what I say, and hearken to the voyce of my wordes:

  • 6For the Lorde geueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstandyng.

  • 3And I haue fylled hym with the spirite of God, in wisedome and vnderstandyng, in knowledge, and in all maner worke,

  • 13Lest ye should say: We haue found out wisdome, God shall cast hym downe, and no man.

  • 3But I haue vnderstanding aswell as ye, and am not inferior to you: Yea who knoweth not these thinges?

  • 12Where then is wysdome founde? and where is the place of vnderstanding?

  • 14Counsell is mine, and direction, I am vnderstanding, and I haue strength.

  • 4To whom hast thou spoken these wordes? who made the breath to come out of thy mouth?

  • 14I haue hearde of thee, that thou hast the spirite of the holy gods, & that light and vnderstanding, and excellent wysdome is founde in thee.

  • 10Shall not they shew thee, and tel thee, yea and gladly confesse the same, and vtter the wordes of their heart?

  • 7Then shall the dust be turned agayne vnto earth from whence it came, and the spirite shall returne vnto God who gaue it.

  • 1Who is wise? who hath knowledge to make an aunswere? A mans wysdome maketh his face to shine: but vnshamefastnes putteth it out of fauour.

  • 16O Lorde, to all those that shall lyue hereafter, yea to all men shall it be knowen, that euen in those yeres I haue a ioyfull lyfe, and that it was thou that causedst me to sleepe agayne, thou hast geuen lyfe to me.

  • 20Whence then commeth wysdome? and where is the place of vnderstanding?

  • 34Let men of vnderstanding tell me, and let a wyse man hearken vnto me.

  • 5Counsayle in the heart of man is like deepe water: but a man of vnderstanding wyll drawe it out.

  • 10But as for man, when he is dead, perished, and consumed away, what becommeth of him?

  • 7The Lorde God also dyd shape man, euen dust fro of the grounde, & breathed into his nosethrylles the breath of lyfe, and man was a lyuyng soule.

  • 13Which thynges also we speake, not in the wordes which mans wisedome teacheth, but which ye holy ghost teacheth, comparyng spirituall thynges with spirituall thynges.

  • 13That thy minde is so pufte vp against God, and lettest such wordes go out of thy mouth?

  • 8Hast thou heard the secret counsell of God? and doest thou restraine wysdome to thee?

  • 27A wyse man vseth fewe wordes, and a man of vnderstanding is of a pacient spirite.

  • 30When thou sendest out thy spirite, they be recreated: and thou reuiuest the face of the earth.

  • 12Thou hast graunted me life, and done me good: and thy visitation hath preserued my spirite.

  • 10The feare of the Lorde is the beginning of wisdome: and the knowledge of holy thinges, is vnderstanding.

  • 10Therfore hearken vnto me ye that haue vnderstanding: farre be it from God that he shoulde meddle with wickednesse, & farre be it from the almightie that he shoulde meddle with vnrighteous dealing.

  • 4Knowest thou not this of olde, and since God plaged man vpon earth,

  • 5A wise man is euer strong: yea a man of vnderstanding increaseth strength.

  • 15The winde passed by before my presence, and made the heeres of my fleshe to stande vp.

  • 18I communed with myne owne heart also concernyng the children of men, howe God hath chosen them, and yet letteth them appeare as though they were beastes.

  • 5Or are thy dayes as the dayes of man? and thy yeres as mans yeres?

  • 2The spirite of the Lorde shall rest vpon him, the spirite of wysdome and vnderstanding, the spirite of counsaile and strength, the spirite of knowledge and of the feare of the Lorde,