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Job 12:13
13“To God belong wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his.
Job 12:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"With God are wisdom and might; he has counsel and understanding.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“With Him are wisdom and strength, He has counsel and understanding.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“But true wisdom and power are found in God; counsel and understanding are his.
Context of Job 12:13
11Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes food? 12Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding? “To God belong wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his. 14What he tears down cannot be rebuilt; those he imprisons cannot be released. 15If he holds back the waters, there is drought; if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.
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עִ֭מּוֹ חָכְמָ֣ה וּגְבוּרָ֑ה ל֝֗וֹ עֵצָ֥ה וּתְבוּנָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 12:13
- Job 32:6So Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite said: “I am young in years, and you are old; that is why I was fearful, not daring to tell you what I know.
- Job 12:16To him belong strength and insight; both deceived and deceiver are his.
- Job 9:4His wisdom is profound, his power is vast. Who has resisted him and come out unscathed?
- Job 28:20Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?
- Job 36:5“God is mighty, but despises no one; he is mighty, and firm in his purpose.
- Psalms 147:5Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.
- Proverbs 2:6For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
- Jeremiah 10:12But God made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.
- Daniel 2:20and said: “Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his.
- Luke 21:15For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
- 1 Corinthians 1:24but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
- Colossians 2:3in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
- James 1:5If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
- Proverbs 8:14Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight, I have power.
- Isaiah 40:13Who can fathom the Spirit of the Lord, or instruct the Lord as his counselor?
- Isaiah 46:10I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.’
Commentaries on Job 12:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13With him is wisdom and strength - But all these things come from God; he is the Fountain of wisdom and the Source of power. He alone can give us unerring counsel, and understanding to comprehend and act profitably by it. See on Job 12:16; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13With him is wisdom - Margin, correctly, “God.” However much wisdom there may seem to be with aged men, yes the true wisdom - that which was supreme and worthy of the name - was to be found in God alone. The object of Job was to lead the thoughts up to God, and to bring his friends to a contemplation of the wisdom which he manifests in his works. Accordingly he goes on in the remainder of this chapter to state some of the illustrations of wisdom and power…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-25Verses 12-25 This is a noble discourse of Job concerning the wisdom, power, and sovereignty of God, in ordering all the affairs of the children of men, according to the counsel of His own will, which none can resist. It were well if wise and good men, who differ about lesser things, would see how it is for their honour and comfort, and the good of others, to dwell most upon the great things in which they agree. Here are no complaints, or reflections. He…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. In contrast to, "with the ancient is wisdom" (Job 12:12), Job quotes a saying of the ancients which suits his argument, "with Him (God) is (the true) wisdom" (Pr 8:14); and by that "wisdom and strength" "He breaketh down," &c., as an absolute Sovereign, not allowing man to penetrate His mysteries; man's part is to bow to His unchangeable decrees (Job 1:21). The Mohammedan saying is, "if God will, and how God will."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 12
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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