Job 38:36

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind?”

— WEB

“Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?”

— KJV

“Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?”

— ASV

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Job 32:8 "But there is a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding."
Psalms 51:6 "Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place."
Ecclesiastes 2:26 "For to the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he gives travail, to gather and to heap up, that …"
Proverbs 2:6 "For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding."
James 1:5 "But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him."
Exodus 31:3 "and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all kinds of workmanship,"
Job 9:4 "God who is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who has hardened himself against him, and prospered?"
James 1:17 "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning s…"

Commentary

inward parts . . . heart--But "dark clouds" ("shining phenomena") [UMBREIT]; "meteor" [MAURER], referring to the consultation of these as signs of weather by the husbandman (Ecc 11:4). But Hebrew supports English Version. The connection is, "Who hath given thee the intelligence to comprehend in any degree the phenomena just specified?" heart--not the usual Hebrew word, but one from a root "to view"; perception.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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