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Job 28:28
28And unto man he said, Lo, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Job 28:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
- New International Version (NIV)And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to man, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'"
- New King James Version (NKJV)And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
Context of Job 28:28
26In appointing a statute for the rain, and a way for the thunder's flash: 27Then did he see it, and declare it; he established it, yea, and searched it out; And unto man he said, Lo, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶר׀ לָֽאָדָ֗ם הֵ֤ן יִרְאַ֣ת אֲ֭דֹנָי הִ֣יא חָכְמָ֑ה וְס֖וּר מֵרָ֣ע בִּינָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 28:28
- Deuteronomy 29:29The hidden things belong to Jehovah our God; but the revealed ones are ours and our children's for ever, to do all the words of this law.
- Proverbs 8:4Unto you, men, I call, and my voice is to the sons of man:
- Deuteronomy 4:6And ye shall keep and do them; for that will be your wisdom and your understanding before the eyes of the peoples that shall hear all these statutes, and say, Verily this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
- Psalms 111:10The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all they that do [his precepts]: his praise abideth for ever.
- Proverbs 1:7The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge: fools despise wisdom and instruction.
- Proverbs 9:10The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; and the knowledge of the Holy is intelligence.
- Ecclesiastes 12:13Let us hear the end of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole of man.
- James 3:13Who [is] wise and understanding among you; let him shew out of a good conversation his works in meekness of wisdom;
- Psalms 34:14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
- Proverbs 3:7Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
- Proverbs 13:14The teaching of the wise [man] is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
- Proverbs 16:17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that taketh heed to his way keepeth his soul.
- Isaiah 1:16Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; — cease to do evil,
- 2 Timothy 2:19Yet the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, [The] Lord knows those that are his; and, Let every one who names the name of [the] Lord withdraw from iniquity.
- 1 Peter 3:11And let him avoid evil, and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it;
Commentaries on Job 28:28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Unto man he said - לאדם laadam, unto man, he said: This probably refers to the revelation of his will which God gave to Adam after his fall. He had before sought for wisdom in a forbidden way. When he and Eve saw that the tree was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, they took and did eat, Genesis 3:6. Thus they lost all the wisdom that they had, by not setting the fear of the Lord before their eyes; and became foolish, wicked…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28And unto man he said - At what time, or how, Job does not say. Prof. Lee supposes that this refers to the instruction which God gave in Paradise to our first parents; but it may rather be supposed to refer to the universal tenor of the divine communications to man, and to all that God had said about the way of true wisdom. The meaning is, that the substance of all that God had said to man was, that true wisdom was to be found in profound veneration of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-28Verses 20-28 There is a two-fold wisdom; one hid in God, which is secret, and belongs not to us; the other made known by him, and revealed to man. One day's events, and one man's affairs, have such reference to, and so hang one upon another, that He only, to whom all is open, and who sees the whole at one view, can rightly judge of every part. But the knowledge of God's revealed will is within our reach, and will do us good. Let man look upon this as his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28the fear of the Lord (Hebrew, ’adonay): In the book of Job, this name for God appears only here. This might suggest that chapter 28 is a poem by the person narrating.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. Rather, "But unto man," &c. My wisdom is that whereby all things are governed; Thy wisdom is in fearing God and shunning evil, and in feeling assured that My wisdom always acts aright, though thou dost not understand the principle which regulates it; for example, in afflicting the godly (Joh 7:17). The friends, therefore, as not comprehending the Divine Wisdom, should not infer Job's guilt from his sufferings. Here alone in Job the name of God…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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