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Job 28:26–28

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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,

and to shun evilb is understanding.”c

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Cross references

  1. yJob 36:28; 37:6; Jer 51:16
  2. zJob 36:33; 37:3, 8, 11; 38:25, 27; Ps 65:12; 104:14; 147:8; Isa 35:7
  3. aPr 3:19; 8:22–31
  4. bPs 11:5; 97:10; Pr 3:7; 8:13
  5. cSee Ex 20:20; See Dt 4:6; See Job 37:24

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.’ ”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.”

NLTNew Living Translation

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.’ ”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.’ ”

KJV 1900King James Version

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.