Verse 20

To{H5668} fetch about{H5437}{(H8763)} this form{H6440} of speech{H1697} hath thy servant{H5650} Joab{H3097} done{H6213}{(H8804)} this thing{H1697}: and my lord{H113} is wise{H2450}, according to the wisdom{H2451} of an angel{H4397} of God{H430}, to know{H3045}{(H8800)} all things that are in the earth{H776}.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 14:17 : 17 Then thine handmaid{H8198} said{H559}{(H8799)}, The word{H1697} of my lord{H113} the king{H4428} shall now be comfortable{H4496}: for as an angel{H4397} of God{H430}, so is my lord{H113} the king{H4428} to discern{H8085}{(H8800)} good{H2896} and bad{H7451}: therefore the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} will be with thee.
  • 2 Sam 19:27 : 27 And he hath slandered{H7270}{(H8762)} thy servant{H5650} unto my lord{H113} the king{H4428}; but my lord{H113} the king{H4428} is as an angel{H4397} of God{H430}: do{H6213}{(H8798)} therefore what is good{H2896} in thine eyes{H5869}.
  • Job 32:21-22 : 21 Let me not, I pray you, accept{H5375}{(H8799)} any man's{H376} person{H6440}, neither let me give flattering titles{H3655}{(H8762)} unto man{H120}. 22 For I know{H3045}{(H8804)} not to give flattering titles{H3655}{(H8762)}; in so doing my maker{H6213}{(H8802)} would soon{H4592} take me away{H5375}{(H8799)}.
  • Job 38:16-41 : 16 Hast thou entered{H935}{(H8804)} into the springs{H5033} of the sea{H3220}? or hast thou walked{H1980}{(H8694)} in the search{H2714} of the depth{H8415}? 17 Have the gates{H8179} of death{H4194} been opened{H1540}{(H8738)} unto thee? or hast thou seen{H7200}{(H8799)} the doors{H8179} of the shadow of death{H6757}? 18 Hast thou perceived{H995}{(H8712)} the breadth{H7338} of the earth{H776}? declare{H5046}{(H8685)} if thou knowest{H3045}{(H8804)} it all. 19 Where is the way{H1870} where light{H216} dwelleth{H7931}{(H8799)}? and as for darkness{H2822}, where is the place{H4725} thereof, 20 That thou shouldest take{H3947}{(H8799)} it to the bound{H1366} thereof, and that thou shouldest know{H995}{(H8799)} the paths{H5410} to the house{H1004} thereof? 21 Knowest{H3045}{(H8804)} thou it, because thou wast then born{H3205}{(H8735)}? or because the number{H4557} of thy days{H3117} is great{H7227}? 22 Hast thou entered{H935}{(H8804)} into the treasures{H214} of the snow{H7950}? or hast thou seen{H7200}{(H8799)} the treasures{H214} of the hail{H1259}, 23 Which I have reserved{H2820}{(H8804)} against the time{H6256} of trouble{H6862}, against the day{H3117} of battle{H7128} and war{H4421}? 24 By what{H335} way{H1870} is the light{H216} parted{H2505}{(H8735)}, which scattereth{H6327}{(H8686)} the east wind{H6921} upon the earth{H776}? 25 Who hath divided{H6385}{(H8765)} a watercourse{H8585} for the overflowing of waters{H7858}, or a way{H1870} for the lightning{H2385} of thunder{H6963}; 26 To cause it to rain{H4305}{(H8687)} on the earth{H776}, where no man{H376} is; on the wilderness{H4057}, wherein there is no man{H120}; 27 To satisfy{H7646}{(H8687)} the desolate{H7722} and waste{H4875} ground; and to cause the bud{H4161} of the tender herb{H1877} to spring forth{H6779}{(H8687)}? 28 Hath{H3426} the rain{H4306} a father{H1}? or who hath begotten{H3205}{(H8689)} the drops{H96} of dew{H2919}? 29 Out of whose womb{H990} came{H3318}{(H8804)} the ice{H7140}? and the hoary frost{H3713} of heaven{H8064}, who hath gendered{H3205}{(H8804)} it? 30 The waters{H4325} are hid{H2244}{(H8691)} as with a stone{H68}, and the face{H6440} of the deep{H8415} is frozen{H3920}{(H8691)}. 31 Canst thou bind{H7194}{(H8762)} the sweet influences{H4575} of Pleiades{H3598}, or loose{H6605}{(H8762)} the bands{H4189} of Orion{H3685}? 32 Canst thou bring forth{H3318}{(H8686)} Mazzaroth{H4216} in his season{H6256}? or canst thou guide{H5148}{(H8686)} Arcturus{H5906} with his sons{H1121}? 33 Knowest{H3045}{(H8804)} thou the ordinances{H2708} of heaven{H8064}? canst thou set{H7760}{(H8799)} the dominion{H4896} thereof in the earth{H776}? 34 Canst thou lift up{H7311}{(H8686)} thy voice{H6963} to the clouds{H5645}, that abundance{H8229} of waters{H4325} may cover{H3680}{(H8762)} thee? 35 Canst thou send{H7971}{(H8762)} lightnings{H1300}, that they may go{H3212}{(H8799)}, and say{H559}{(H8799)} unto thee, Here we are? 36 Who hath put{H7896}{(H8804)} wisdom{H2451} in the inward parts{H2910}? or who hath given{H5414}{(H8804)} understanding{H998} to the heart{H7907}? 37 Who can number{H5608}{(H8762)} the clouds{H7834} in wisdom{H2451}? or who can stay{H7901}{(H8686)} the bottles{H5035} of heaven{H8064}, 38 When the dust{H6083} groweth{H3332}{(H8800)} into hardness{H4165}, and the clods{H7263} cleave fast together{H1692}{(H8792)}? 39 Wilt thou hunt{H6679}{(H8799)} the prey{H2964} for the lion{H3833}? or fill{H4390}{(H8762)} the appetite{H2416} of the young lions{H3715}, 40 When they couch{H7817}{(H8799)} in their dens{H4585}, and abide{H3427}{(H8799)} in the covert{H5521} to{H3926} lie in wait{H695}? 41 Who provideth{H3559}{(H8686)} for the raven{H6158} his food{H6718}? when his young ones{H3206} cry{H7768}{(H8762)} unto God{H410}, they wander{H8582}{(H8799)} for lack{H1097} of meat{H400}.
  • Prov 26:28 : 28 A lying{H8267} tongue{H3956} hateth{H8130}{(H8799)} those that are afflicted{H1790} by it; and a flattering{H2509} mouth{H6310} worketh{H6213}{(H8799)} ruin{H4072}.
  • Prov 29:5 : 5 A man{H1397} that flattereth{H2505}{(H8688)} his neighbour{H7453} spreadeth{H6566}{(H8802)} a net{H7568} for his feet{H6471}.
  • 1 Cor 8:1-2 : 1 Now{G1161} as touching{G4012} things offered unto idols{G1494}, we know{G1492}{(G5758)} that{G3754} we all{G3956} have{G2192}{(G5719)} knowledge{G1108}. Knowledge{G1108} puffeth up{G5448}{(G5719)}, but{G1161} charity{G26} edifieth{G3618}{(G5719)}. 2 And{G1161} if any man{G1536} think{G1380}{(G5719)} that he knoweth{G1492}{(G5760)} any thing{G5100}, he knoweth{G1097}{(G5758)} nothing{G3762} yet{G3764} as{G2531} he ought{G1163}{(G5748)} to know{G1097}{(G5629)}.
  • Gen 3:5 : 5 For God{H430} doth know{H3045}{(H8802)} that in the day{H3117} ye eat{H398}{(H8800)} thereof, then your eyes{H5869} shall be opened{H6491}{(H8738)}, and ye shall be as gods{H430}, knowing{H3045}{(H8802)} good{H2896} and evil{H7451}.
  • 2 Sam 5:23 : 23 And when David{H1732} enquired{H7592}{(H8799)} of the LORD{H3068}, he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Thou shalt not go up{H5927}{(H8799)}; but fetch a compass{H5437}{(H8685)} behind{H310} them, and come{H935}{(H8804)} upon them over against{H4136} the mulberry trees{H1057}.