Job 9:4

King James Version 1611 (Original)

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?

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  • Job 36:5 : 5 Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.
  • Job 9:19 : 19 If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?
  • Prov 29:1 : 1 He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
  • Dan 2:20 : 20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
  • Dan 4:34-37 : 34 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: 35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? 36 At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me. 37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
  • Dan 5:20-30 : 20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him: 21 And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will. 22 And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this; 23 But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified: 24 Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written. 25 And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. 26 This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. 27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. 28 PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. 29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom. 30 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
  • Rom 11:33 : 33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
  • 1 Cor 10:22 : 22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
  • Eph 1:8 : 8 Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
  • Eph 1:19 : 19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
  • Eph 3:10 : 10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
  • Eph 3:20 : 20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
  • Jude 1:24-25 : 24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.
  • Job 11:6 : 6 And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
  • Job 12:13 : 13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
  • Job 15:23-27 : 23 He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand. 24 Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle. 25 For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty. 26 He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers: 27 Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks.
  • Exod 9:14-17 : 14 For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth. 15 For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth. 16 And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth. 17 As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?
  • Exod 14:17-18 : 17 And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
  • 2 Chr 13:12 : 12 And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.
  • Job 6:10 : 10 Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
  • Job 40:9 : 9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
  • Ps 104:24 : 24 O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
  • Ps 136:5 : 5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.
  • Prov 28:14 : 14 Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

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  • 6 Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.

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  • 7 Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

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