Search results for: Job 28:28
Job 28:28 (NIV)
And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.”
Job 28:2 (NIV)
Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
Job 28:20 (NIV)
Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?
Job 28:21 (NIV)
It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, concealed even from the birds in the sky.
Job 28:22 (NIV)
Destruction and Death say, “Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.”
Job 28:23 (NIV)
God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells,
Job 28:24 (NIV)
for he views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
Job 28:25 (NIV)
When he established the force of the wind and measured out the waters,
Job 28:26 (NIV)
when he made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderstorm,
Job 28:27 (NIV)
then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it.
Job 28:1 (NIV)
There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
Job 28:3 (NIV)
Mortals put an end to the darkness; they search out the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness.
Job 28:4 (NIV)
Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft, in places untouched by human feet; far from other people they dangle and sway.
Job 28:5 (NIV)
The earth, from which food comes, is transformed below as by fire;
Job 28:6 (NIV)
lapis lazuli comes from its rocks, and its dust contains nuggets of gold.
Job 28:7 (NIV)
No bird of prey knows that hidden path, no falcon’s eye has seen it.
Job 28:8 (NIV)
Proud beasts do not set foot on it, and no lion prowls there.
Job 28:9 (NIV)
People assault the flinty rock with their hands and lay bare the roots of the mountains.
Job 28:10 (NIV)
They tunnel through the rock; their eyes see all its treasures.
Job 28:11 (NIV)
They search the sources of the rivers and bring hidden things to light.
Job 28:12 (NIV)
But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?
Job 28:13 (NIV)
No mortal comprehends its worth; it cannot be found in the land of the living.
Job 28:14 (NIV)
The deep says, “It is not in me”; the sea says, “It is not with me.”
Job 28:15 (NIV)
It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
Job 28:16 (NIV)
It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.