Job 32:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.”
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“But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Surely a spirit is in man, And the breath of the Mighty One Doth cause them to understand.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 32:8 — 23 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 41:38So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?”
- Genesis 41:39Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
- 1 Kings 3:12behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has never been nor will ever be another like you.
- 1 Kings 3:28When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
- 1 Kings 4:29And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.
- 1 Kings 5:9My servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them away. And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food.”
- Job 4:12Now a word came to me secretly; my ears caught a whisper of it.
- Job 12:13Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.
- Job 12:16True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.
- Job 33:4The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
- Job 33:16He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings
- Job 35:11who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the air?’
- Job 38:36Who has put wisdom in the heart or given understanding to the mind?
- Proverbs 2:6For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
- Proverbs 20:27The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.
- Ecclesiastes 2:26To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
- Isaiah 28:26For his God instructs and teaches him properly.
- Daniel 1:17To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.
- Daniel 2:21He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
- 1 Corinthians 2:10But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
- 1 Corinthians 12:8To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit,
- 2 Timothy 3:16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
- James 1:5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
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