36 Who has (A)put wisdom in (B)the inward parts[a]
    or given understanding to the mind?[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 38:36 Or in the ibis
  2. Job 38:36 Or rooster

36 Who gives the ibis wisdom[a](A)
    or gives the rooster understanding?[b](B)

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  1. Job 38:36 That is, wisdom about the flooding of the Nile
  2. Job 38:36 That is, understanding of when to crow; the meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.

But it is (A)the spirit in man,
    (B)the breath of the Almighty, that makes him (C)understand.

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But it is the spirit[a](A) in a person,
    the breath of the Almighty,(B) that gives them understanding.(C)

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  1. Job 32:8 Or Spirit; also in verse 18

Behold, you delight in truth in (A)the inward being,
    and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.

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Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;
    you taught me wisdom(A) in that secret place.(B)

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26 For to the one who pleases him (A)God has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he has given (B)the business of gathering and collecting, (C)only to give to one who pleases God. (D)This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

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26 To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom,(A) knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth(B) to hand it over to the one who pleases God.(C) This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

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For (A)the Lord gives wisdom;
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;

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For the Lord gives wisdom;(A)
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.(B)

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(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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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)

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He is (A)wise in heart and mighty in strength
    —who has (B)hardened himself against him, and succeeded?—

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and I have (A)filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship,

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and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge(A) and with all kinds of skills(B)

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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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Footnotes

  1. James 1:17 Some manuscripts variation due to a shadow of turning

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.

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26 (A)For he is rightly instructed;
    his God teaches him.

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26 His God instructs him
    and teaches(A) him the right way.

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36 “Bezalel and Oholiab and (A)every craftsman in whom the Lord has put skill and intelligence to know how to do any work in the construction of the sanctuary shall work in accordance with all that the Lord has commanded.”

And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whose mind the Lord had put skill, everyone (B)whose heart stirred him up to come to do the work.

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36 So Bezalel, Oholiab and every skilled person(A) to whom the Lord has given skill and ability to know how to carry out all the work of constructing the sanctuary(B) are to do the work just as the Lord has commanded.”

Then Moses summoned Bezalel(C) and Oholiab(D) and every skilled person to whom the Lord had given ability and who was willing(E) to come and do the work.

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