Job 28:26-28

International Standard Version

²⁶He set in place ordinances for the rain;
    and determined the pathway for thunder that accompanies lightning.^[a]
²⁷Then he looked at wisdom,
    and fixed it in place;
he established it,
    and also examined it.
²⁸He has commanded mankind:
    ‘To fear the Lord—that is wisdom;
        to move away from evil—that is understanding.’”

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Footnotes

Job 28:26 Lit. the sound of a thunderbolt

Job 28:26-28

New International Version

²⁶when he made a decree for the rain^(A)
    and a path for the thunderstorm,^(B)
²⁷then he looked at wisdom and appraised it;
    he confirmed it and tested it.^(C)
²⁸And he said to the human race,
    “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,
    and to shun evil^(D) is understanding.”^(E)