Job 28:12

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No Price Can Buy Wisdom“But wisdom– where can it be found? Where is the place of understanding?

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  • Job 28:20 : 20 God Alone Has Wisdom“But wisdom– where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding?
  • Jas 1:5 : 5 But if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him.
  • Jas 1:17 : 17 All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change.
  • 1 Kgs 3:9 : 9 So give your servant a discerning mind so he can make judicial decisions for your people and distinguish right from wrong. Otherwise no one is able to make judicial decisions for this great nation of yours.”
  • Job 28:28 : 28 And he said to mankind,‘The fear of the LORD– that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
  • Ps 51:6 : 6 Look, you desire integrity in the inner man; you want me to possess wisdom.
  • Prov 2:4-6 : 4 if you seek it like silver, and search for it like hidden treasure, 5 then you will understand how to fear the LORD, and you will discover knowledge about God. 6 For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
  • Prov 3:19 : 19 By wisdom the LORD laid the foundation of the earth; he established the heavens by understanding.
  • Eccl 7:23-25 : 23 Human Wisdom is Limited I have examined all this by wisdom; I said,“I am determined to comprehend this”– but it was beyond my grasp. 24 Whatever has happened is beyond human understanding; it is far deeper than anyone can fathom. 25 True Righteousness and Wisdom Are Virtually Nonexistent I tried to understand, examine, and comprehend the role of wisdom in the scheme of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the insanity of folly.
  • 1 Cor 1:19-20 : 19 For it is written,“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will thwart the cleverness of the intelligent.” 20 Where is the wise man? Where is the expert in the Mosaic law? Where is the debater of this age? Has God not made the wisdom of the world foolish?
  • Col 2:3 : 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

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  • Job 28:20-21
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    20God Alone Has Wisdom“But wisdom– where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding?

    21For it has been hidden from the eyes of every living creature, and from the birds of the sky it has been concealed.

  • Job 28:13-15
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    13Mankind does not know its place; it cannot be found in the land of the living.

    14The deep says,‘It is not with me.’ And the sea says,‘It is not with me.’

    15Fine gold cannot be given in exchange for it, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.

  • Job 38:18-20
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    18Have you considered the vast expanses of the earth? Tell me, if you know it all!

    19“In what direction does light reside, and darkness, where is its place,

    20that you may take them to their borders and perceive the pathways to their homes?

  • Prov 8:1-2
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    1The Appeal of Wisdom Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?

    2At the top of the prominent places along the way, at the intersection of the paths she has taken her stand;

  • Job 38:36-37
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    36Who has put wisdom in the heart, or has imparted understanding to the mind?

    37Who by wisdom can count the clouds, and who can tip over the water jars of heaven,

  • Eccl 7:24-25
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    24Whatever has happened is beyond human understanding; it is far deeper than anyone can fathom.

    25True Righteousness and Wisdom Are Virtually Nonexistent I tried to understand, examine, and comprehend the role of wisdom in the scheme of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the insanity of folly.

  • Prov 8:11-12
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    11For wisdom is better than rubies, and desirable things cannot be compared to her.

    12“I, wisdom, have dwelt with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.

  • Job 12:12-13
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    12Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?

    13“With God are wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his.

  • Job 28:27-28
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    27then he looked at wisdom and assessed its value; he established it and examined it closely.

    28And he said to mankind,‘The fear of the LORD– that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

  • Job 28:23
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    23God understands the way to it, and he alone knows its place.

  • Job 42:3
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    3you asked,‘Who is this who darkens counsel without knowledge?’ But I have declared without understanding things too wonderful for me to know.

  • Prov 3:13-14
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    13Blessings of Obtaining Wisdom Blessed is the one who has found wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding.

    14For her benefit is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than gold.

  • Eccl 8:17
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    17then I discerned all that God has done: No one really comprehends what happens on earth. Despite all human efforts to discover it, no one can ever grasp it. Even if a wise person claimed that he understood, he would not really comprehend it.

  • Job 15:8-9
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    8Do you listen in on God’s secret council? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?

    9What do you know that we don’t know? What do you understand that we don’t understand?

  • Job 38:4
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    4God’s questions to Job“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you possess understanding!

  • Prov 2:3-6
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    3indeed, if you call out for discernment– shout loudly for understanding–

    4if you seek it like silver, and search for it like hidden treasure,

    5then you will understand how to fear the LORD, and you will discover knowledge about God.

    6For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

  • Job 28:11
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    11He has searched the sources of the rivers and what was hidden he has brought into the light.

  • Job 11:7-8
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    7“Can you discover the essence of God? Can you find out the perfection of the Almighty?

    8It is higher than the heavens– what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol– what can you know?

  • Prov 4:7
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    7Wisdom is supreme– so acquire wisdom, and whatever you acquire, acquire understanding!

  • 1 Cor 1:20
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    20Where is the wise man? Where is the expert in the Mosaic law? Where is the debater of this age? Has God not made the wisdom of the world foolish?

  • Job 28:1
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    1III. Job’s Search for Wisdom(28:1-28)No Known Road to Wisdom“Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined.

  • Job 12:3
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    3I also have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?

  • Job 26:3
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    3How you have advised the one without wisdom, and abundantly revealed your insight!

  • Job 32:13
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    13So do not say,‘We have found wisdom! God will refute him, not man!’

  • Prov 16:16
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    16How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.

  • Job 6:13
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    13Is not my power to help myself nothing, and has not every resource been driven from me?

  • Job 38:16
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    16Have you gone to the springs that fill the sea, or walked about in the recesses of the deep?

  • Prov 1:2
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    2To learn wisdom and moral instruction, to discern wise counsel.

  • Prov 17:16
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    16What’s the point of a fool having money in hand to buy wisdom, when his head is empty?

  • Prov 30:3
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    3I have not learned wisdom, nor can I have knowledge of the Holy One.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; it is not known in the inner parts of fools.

  • Eccl 8:1
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    1Human Government Demonstrates Limitations of Wisdom Who is a wise person? Who knows the solution to a problem? A person’s wisdom brightens his appearance, and softens his harsh countenance.

  • Job 20:4
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    4“Surely you know that it has been from old, ever since humankind was placed on the earth,