Job 28:12
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12 (A)“But where shall wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?
Job 28:12
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James 1:5
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5 (A)If any of you lacks wisdom, (B)let him ask God, (C)who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
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James 1:5
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5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God,(A) who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.(B)
Proverbs 2:4-6
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4 if you seek it like (A)silver
and search for it as for (B)hidden treasures,
5 then (C)you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
6 For (D)the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
Proverbs 2:4-6
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Job 28:20
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20 “From where, then, does wisdom come?
And where is the place of understanding?
Job 28:20
New International Version
20 Where then does wisdom come from?
Where does understanding dwell?(A)
Proverbs 3:19
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Proverbs 3:19
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Colossians 2:3
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3 (A)in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
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Colossians 2:3
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3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.(A)
1 Corinthians 1:19-20
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19 For it is written,
(A)“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”
20 (B)Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? (C)Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
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1 Corinthians 1:19-20
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19 For it is written:
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;
the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”[a](A)
20 Where is the wise person?(B) Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age?(C) Has not God made foolish(D) the wisdom of the world?
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 1:19 Isaiah 29:14
James 1:17
English Standard Version
17 (A)Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from (B)the Father of lights, (C)with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.[a]
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- James 1:17 Some manuscripts variation due to a shadow of turning
James 1:17
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17 Every good and perfect gift is from above,(A) coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,(B) who does not change(C) like shifting shadows.
Ecclesiastes 7:23-25
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23 All this I have tested by wisdom. (A)I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me. 24 That which has been is far off, and (B)deep, very deep; (C)who can find it out?
25 (D)I turned my heart to know and to search out and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know the wickedness of folly and the foolishness that is madness.
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Ecclesiastes 7:23-25
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23 All this I tested by wisdom and I said,
“I am determined to be wise”(A)—
but this was beyond me.
24 Whatever exists is far off and most profound—
who can discover it?(B)
25 So I turned my mind to understand,
to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things(C)
and to understand the stupidity of wickedness
and the madness of folly.(D)
Job 28:28
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28 And he said to man,
‘Behold, (A)the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
and to (B)turn away from evil is understanding.’”
Job 28:28
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Psalm 51:6
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6 Behold, you delight in truth in (A)the inward being,
and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.
Psalm 51:6
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1 Kings 3:9
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9 (A)Give your servant therefore an understanding mind (B)to govern your people, that I may (C)discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this your great people?”
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1 Kings 3:9
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9 So give your servant a discerning(A) heart to govern your people and to distinguish(B) between right and wrong. For who is able(C) to govern this great people of yours?”
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