Job 28:23
21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.
22 Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’
But God understands its way, and He knows its place.
24 For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
25 When God fixed the weight of the wind and measured out the waters,
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Compare
- BSB
- But God understands its way, and He knows its place.
- KJV
- God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
- WEB
- “God understands its way, and he knows its place.
- ASV
- God understandeth the way thereof, And he knoweth the place thereof.
- DARBY
- God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth its place:
- BLB
- God has understood its way, and He has known its place.
- ÅB
- Gud kjenner veien til den, og han vet hvor den har sin bolig.
- OTB
- Gud forstår dens vei,
Og Han kjenner dens sted. - B1930
- Gud kjenner veien til den, og han vet hvor den har sin bolig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 8:22–31
The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old.
Read in context1 Corinthians 1:30
It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
Read in contextJude 1:25
to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.
Read in contextRomans 11:33
O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
Read in contextProverbs 2:6
For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
Read in contextPsalms 147:5
Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
Read in contextActs 15:18
that have been known for ages.’
Read in contextPsalms 19:7
The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
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