Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
or have a monopoly on wisdom?
New American Standard Bible
And limit wisdom to yourself?
King James Version
Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
International Standard Version
Have you listened in on God's secret council? Have you limited wisdom only to yourself?
A Conservative Version
Have thou heard the secret counsel of God? And do thou limit wisdom to thyself?
American Standard Version
Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God? And dost thou limit wisdom to thyself?
Amplified
“Do you hear the secret counsel of God,
And do you limit [the possession of] wisdom to yourself?
Bible in Basic English
Were you present at the secret meeting of God? and have you taken all wisdom for yourself?
Darby Translation
Hast thou listened in the secret council of +God? And hast thou absorbed wisdom for thyself?
Julia Smith Translation
Shalt thou hear in the consultation of God? and wilt thou reserve wisdom to thyself?
King James 2000
Have you heard the council of God? and do you limit wisdom to yourself?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Have you listened in God's confidential discussion? And do you limit wisdom to yourself?
Modern King James verseion
Have you heard the secret counsel of God? And do you limit wisdom to yourself?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God, that all wisdom is too little for thee?
NET Bible
Do you listen in on God's secret council? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?
New Heart English Bible
Have you heard the secret counsel of God? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?
The Emphasized Bible
In the secret council of GOD, hast thou been wont to hearken? Or canst thou attain for thyself unto wisdom?
Webster
Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
World English Bible
Have you heard the secret counsel of God? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?
Youngs Literal Translation
Of the secret counsel of God dost thou hear? And withdrawest thou unto thee wisdom?
Interlinear
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References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 15:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eliphaz's Second Response To Job
7
or were you brought forth before the hills?
or have a monopoly on wisdom?
What do you understand that is not clear to us?
Names
Cross References
Romans 11:34
Or who has been His counselor?
Jeremiah 23:18
to see and hear His word?
Who has paid attention to His word and obeyed?
Deuteronomy 29:29
The hidden things belong to the Lord our God, but the revealed things belong to us and our children forever, so that we may follow all the words of this law.
Job 11:6
for true wisdom has two sides.
Know then that God has chosen to overlook some of your sin.
Job 12:2
and wisdom will die with you!
Job 13:5-6
and let that be your wisdom!
Job 29:4
when God’s friendship
Psalm 25:14
is for those who fear Him,
and He reveals His covenant to them.
Proverbs 3:32
but He is a friend
Amos 3:7
without revealing His counsel
to His servants the prophets.
Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus said,
Matthew 13:11
He answered them,
Matthew 13:35
so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:
I will declare things kept secret
from the foundation of the world.
John 15:15
Romans 16:25-26
Now to Him who has power to strengthen you
1 Corinthians 2:9-11
But as it is written:
and what never entered the human mind—
God prepared this for those who love Him.
1 Corinthians 2:16
For
that he may instruct Him?
But we have the mind of Christ.