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Job 38:36

WisdomCreationGod's power and sovereignty

34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?

Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?

37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

38 When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?

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BSB
Who has put wisdom in the heart or given understanding to the mind?
KJV
Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
WEB
Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind?
ASV
Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?
DARBY
Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the mind?
BLB
Who has put wisdom in the inner parts? Or who has given to the heart understanding?
ÅB
Hvem har lagt visdom i de mørke skyer, eller hvem har lagt forstand i luftsynet?
OTB
Hvem har lagt visdom i hjertet,
eller gitt forstand til sinnet?
B1930
Hvem har lagt visdom i de mørke skyer, eller hvem har lagt forstand i luftsynet?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Job 32:8

    But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

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  • Psalms 51:6

    Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

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  • Proverbs 2:6

    For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

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  • Ecclesiastes 2:26

    For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

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  • James 1:5

    If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

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  • Exodus 31:3

    And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

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  • Job 9:4

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

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  • James 1:17

    Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

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