Job 28:12 Cross References - NSB

¹² »Where can wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding?

⁹ ‘Give me the wisdom I need to rule your people with justice. Help me know the difference between good and evil. Otherwise, how would I ever be able to rule this great people of yours?«

²⁰ »Where does wisdom come from? Where does understanding live?

²⁸ »To man he said: ‘Respect for Jehovah is wisdom! To stay away from evil is understanding.’«

⁶ Yet, you desire truth from the secret person within me. Deep down inside me teach me wisdom.

⁴ Search for wisdom as if it were silver. Hunt for it as if it were hidden treasure! ⁵ If you do these things you will have respect for Jehovah and you will find the true knowledge of God! ⁶ Jehovah gives wisdom. From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

¹⁹ In wisdom Jehovah founded the earth. In understanding he established the heavens.

²³ I have tried and proved all this by wisdom. I said: »I will be wise« but it was far from me. ²⁴ That which is far off, and exceedingly deep, who can find it out? ²⁵ I applied my heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom. I looked for the explanation, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness.

¹⁹ It is written: »I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.« (Isaiah 29:14) ²⁰ Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

³ In him is concealed all the hidden treasures of God’s wisdom and knowledge.

⁵ If any of you lacks wisdom let him ask of God. He gives to all generously and without reproach and it will be given to him.

¹⁷ Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above. It comes down from the Father of lights (truth and spiritual purity), with whom there is no variation. He does not change like shifting shadows.