Job 28:20-28
Legacy Standard Bible
20 (A)Where then does wisdom come from?
And where is the place of understanding?
21 Thus it is hidden from the eyes of all living
And concealed from the birds of the sky.
22 [a](B)Abaddon and Death say,
‘With our ears we have heard a report of it.’
23 “(C)God understands its way,
And He knows its place.
24 For He (D)looks to the ends of the earth
And sees everything under the heavens.
25 When He set (E)weight to the wind
And (F)meted out the waters by measure,
26 When He set a (G)limit for the rain
And a course for the (H)thunderbolt,
27 Then He saw it and recounted it;
He established it and also searched it out.
28 So He said to man, ‘Behold, the (I)fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
And to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
Footnotes
- Job 28:22 Lit The realm of destruction
Job 28:20-28
International Standard Version
Wisdom is from God
20 “From where, then, does wisdom originate?
Where does understanding live?[a]
21 It has been concealed from the sight of every living creature
and hidden even from the birds in the skies.
22 Abaddon[b] and death said,
‘We did hear a rumor about it.’
23 God understands how to get there;
he knows where they live.[c]
24 For he looks as far as the ends of the earth
and sees everything under the sky.[d]
25 “He imparted weight to the wind;
he regulated water by his measurement.
26 He set in place ordinances for the rain;
and determined the pathway for thunder that accompanies lightning.[e]
27 Then he looked at wisdom,
and fixed it in place;
he established it,
and also examined it.
28 He has commanded mankind:
‘To fear the Lord—that is wisdom;
to move away from evil—that is understanding.’”
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