Job 32:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

But there is a spirit in man, and the inspiration of the Almighty gives them understanding.

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  • Prov 2:6 : 6 For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
  • Eccl 2:26 : 26 For God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to the man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the task of gathering and collecting, only to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
  • 1 Cor 2:10-12 : 10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 11 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of man which is in him? Even so, no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.
  • Job 38:36 : 36 Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the heart?
  • Jas 1:5 : 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.
  • Job 33:4 : 4 The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty has given me life.
  • Job 35:11 : 11 Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of heaven?
  • 1 Kgs 3:12 : 12 Behold, I have done according to your words: lo, I have given you a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like you before you, nor shall any arise like unto you.
  • 1 Kgs 4:29 : 29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart, like the sand on the seashore.
  • 1 Cor 12:8 : 8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom, to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
  • Dan 1:17 : 17 As for these four young men, God gave them knowledge and skill in all literature and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
  • Dan 2:21 : 21 And he changes the times and the seasons: he removes kings and sets up kings: he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who know understanding.
  • 2 Tim 3:16 : 16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
  • Job 4:12-21 : 12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and my ear received a little of it. 13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, 14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake. 15 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: 16 It stood still, but I could not discern its form: an image was before my eyes; there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, 17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his maker? 18 Behold, he puts no trust in his servants; and his angels he charges with folly: 19 How much less in those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth? 20 They are destroyed from morning to evening; they perish forever without anyone regarding it. 21 Does not their excellence which is in them vanish away? They die, even without wisdom.
  • 1 Kgs 3:28 : 28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had made; and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to do judgment.
  • Gen 41:39 : 39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, Inasmuch as God has shown you all this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
  • Job 33:16 : 16 Then He opens the ears of men and seals their instruction,

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  • 9Great men are not always wise, nor do the aged understand judgment.

  • 4The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty has given me life.

  • Job 12:12-13
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    12With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

    13With Him are wisdom and strength, He has counsel and understanding.

  • 27The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all the inner depths of the heart.

  • 7I said, Let days speak, and multitude of years teach wisdom.

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    10But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.

    11For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of man which is in him? Even so, no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.

  • 36Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the heart?

  • 31And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of craftsmanship;

  • 21Who knows the spirit of man that goes upward, and the spirit of the beast that goes downward to the earth?

  • 3As long as my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;

  • 10In His hand is the life of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.

  • 28And to man he said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.'

  • 8There is no man who has power over the spirit to retain the spirit, nor does he have power in the day of death; and there is no release from that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those who are given to it.

  • 14The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

  • Job 34:14-16
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    14If He sets His heart upon man, if He gathers to Himself His spirit and His breath,

    15All flesh shall perish together, and man shall return again to dust.

    16If now you have understanding, hear this; listen to the voice of my words.

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

  • 3And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship,

  • 13Lest you should say, We have found out wisdom: God will thrust him down, not man.

  • 3But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: indeed, who does not know such things as these?

  • 12But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

  • 14Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, I have strength.

  • 4To whom have you uttered words? And whose spirit came from you?

  • 14I have heard of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you.

  • 10Will they not teach you, and tell you, and speak words from their heart?

  • 7Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.

  • 1Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, and the sternness of his face shall be changed.

  • 16O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so You will restore me, and make me live.

  • 20From where then comes wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

  • 34Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man listen to me.

  • 5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.

  • 10But man dies and wastes away; yes, man gives up the spirit, and where is he?

  • 7And the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

  • 13These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

  • 13That you turn your spirit against God, and let such words go out of your mouth?

  • 8Have you heard the secret counsel of God? And do you limit wisdom to yourself?

  • 27He who has knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.

  • 30You send forth Your Spirit, they are created: and You renew the face of the earth.

  • 12You have granted me life and favor, and Your visitation has preserved my spirit.

  • 10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

  • 10Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God to do wickedness, and from the Almighty to commit iniquity.

  • 4Do you not know this of old, since man was placed on earth,

  • 5A wise man is strong, yes, a man of knowledge increases strength.

  • 15Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:

  • 18I said in my heart concerning the condition of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are like beasts.

  • 5Are Your days as the days of man? Are Your years as man's days,

  • 2And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;