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
New King James Version
20 “From(A) where then does wisdom come?
And where is the place of understanding?
21 It is hidden from the eyes of all living,
And concealed from the birds of the [a]air.
22 (B)Destruction[b] and Death say,
‘We have heard a report about it with our ears.’
23 God understands its way,
And He knows its place.
24 For He looks to the ends of the earth,
And (C)sees under the whole heavens,
25 (D)To establish a weight for the wind,
And apportion the waters by measure.
26 When He (E)made a law for the rain,
And a path for the thunderbolt,
27 Then He saw [c]wisdom and declared it;
He prepared it, indeed, He searched it out.
28 And to man He said,
‘Behold, (F)the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
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