Job 28:23–28
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23God understands the way to it
and he alonet knows where it dwells,u
24for he views the ends of the earthv
and sees everything under the heavens.w
25When he established the force of the wind
and measured out the waters,x
26when he made a decree for the rainy
and a path for the thunderstorm,z
27then he looked at wisdom and appraised it;
he confirmed it and tested it.a
28And he said to the human race,
“The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,
Cross references
- tEcc 3:11; 8:17
- uSee Job 9:4; See 22:22; Pr 8:22–31
- vJob 36:32; 37:3; 38:18, 24, 35; Ps 33:13–14; 66:7; Isa 11:12
- wSee Jos 3:11; See Job 10:4; See Heb 4:13
- xSee Job 12:15; 38:8–11
- yJob 36:28; 37:6; Jer 51:16
- zJob 36:33; 37:3, 8, 11; 38:25, 27; Ps 65:12; 104:14; 147:8; Isa 35:7
- aPr 3:19; 8:22–31
- bPs 11:5; 97:10; Pr 3:7; 8:13
- cSee Ex 20:20; See Dt 4:6; See Job 37:24
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
“God understands the way to it,
and he knows its place.
For he looks to the ends of the earth
and sees everything under the heavens.
When he gave to the wind its weight
and apportioned the waters by measure,
when he made a decree for the rain
and a way for the lightning of the thunder,
then he saw it and declared it;
he established it, and searched it out.
And he said to man,
‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
and to turn away from evil is understanding.’ ”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
But God understands the way to wisdom,
and he knows its location.
For he looks to the ends of the earth
and sees everything under the heavens.
When God fixed the weight of the wind
and distributed the water by measure,
when he established a limit for the rain
and a path for the lightning,
he considered wisdom and evaluated it;
he established it and examined it.
He said to mankind,
“The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom.
And to turn from evil is understanding.”
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NLTNew Living Translation
“God alone understands the way to wisdom;
he knows where it can be found,
for he looks throughout the whole earth
and sees everything under the heavens.
He decided how hard the winds should blow
and how much rain should fall.
He made the laws for the rain
and laid out a path for the lightning.
Then he saw wisdom and evaluated it.
He set it in place and examined it thoroughly.
And this is what he says to all humanity:
‘The fear of the Lord is true wisdom;
to forsake evil is real understanding.’ ”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
“God understands its way,
and he knows its place,
for he himself looks to the end of the earth;
he sees under all the heaven.
When he gave weight to the wind
and he apportioned the waters by measure,
when he made a rule for the rain
and a way for the thunder’s lightning bolt,
then he saw it and talked about it;
he established it, and moreover, he explored it.
And to the human beings he said,
‘Look, the fear of the Lord is wisdom,
and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
God understandeth the way thereof,
And he knoweth the place thereof.
For he looketh to the ends of the earth,
And seeth under the whole heaven;
To make the weight for the winds;
And he weigheth the waters by measure.
When he made a decree for the rain,
And a way for the lightning of the thunder:
Then did he see it, and declare it;
He prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
And to depart from evil is understanding.
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