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Will they not instruct you and tell you? Will they not bring forth words from their understanding?
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Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?
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“To God belong wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his.
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You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore you will not let them triumph.
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I hear a rebuke that dishonors me, and my understanding inspires me to reply.
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And these are but the outer fringe of his works; how faint the whisper we hear of him! Who then can understand the thunder of his power?”
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But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?
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Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?
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God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells,
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And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.”
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But it is the spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding.
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It is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right.
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“So listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do evil, from the Almighty to do wrong.
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“If you have understanding, hear this; listen to what I say.
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“Men of understanding declare, wise men who hear me say to me,
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How great is God—beyond our understanding! The number of his years is past finding out.
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Who can understand how he spreads out the clouds, how he thunders from his pavilion?
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God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding.
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“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand.
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Who gives the ibis wisdom or gives the rooster understanding?
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You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.
