Parallel Bible results for "job 28:19-28"

Job 28:19-28

19 Topaz from Ethiopia cannot equal its value. It cannot be bought for [any amount of] pure gold.

19 The topaz of Cush cannot compare with it; it cannot be bought with pure gold.

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

20 Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?

21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living being, hidden even from the birds in the air.

21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, concealed even from the birds in the sky.

22 Decay and Death say, 'We've heard a rumor about it.'

22 Destruction and Death say, “Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.”

23 "God understands the way to it. He knows where it lives

23 God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells,

24 because he can see to the ends of the earth and observe everything under heaven.

24 for he views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.

25 When he gave the wind its force and measured the water [in the sea],

25 When he established the force of the wind and measured out the waters,

26 when he made rules for the rain and set paths for the thunderstorms,

26 when he made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderstorm,

27 then he saw it and announced it. He confirmed it and examined it.

27 then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it.

28 So he told humans, 'The fear of the Lord is wisdom! To stay away from evil is understanding.'"

28 And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.”