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Bible in Basic English
Were you present at the secret meeting of God? and have you taken all wisdom for yourself?
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?
Holman Bible
or have a monopoly on wisdom?
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?
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 Were you the first man to come into the world? or did you come into being before the hills? 8 Were you present at the secret meeting of God? and have you taken all wisdom for yourself? 9 What knowledge have you which we have not? is there anything in your mind which is not in ours?
Names
Cross References
Romans 11:34
Who has knowledge of the mind of the Lord? or who has taken part in his purposes?
Jeremiah 23:18
For which of them has knowledge of the secret of the Lord, and has seen him, and given ear to his word? which of them has taken note of his word and given attention to it?
Deuteronomy 29:29
The secret things are the Lord our God's: but the things which have been made clear are ours and our children's for ever, so that we may do all the words of this law.
Job 11:6
And would make clear to you the secrets of wisdom, and the wonders of his purpose!
Job 12:2
No doubt you have knowledge, and wisdom will come to an end with you.
Job 13:5-6
If only you would keep quiet, it would be a sign of wisdom!
Job 29:4
As I was in my flowering years, when my tent was covered by the hand of God;
Psalm 25:14
The secret of the Lord is with those in whose hearts is the fear of him; he will make his agreement clear to them.
Proverbs 3:32
For the wrong-hearted man is hated by the Lord, but he is a friend to the upright.
Amos 3:7
Certainly the Lord will do nothing without making clear his secret to his servants, the prophets.
Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus made answer and said, I give praise to you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have kept these things secret from the wise and the men of learning, and have made them clear to little children.
Matthew 13:11
And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
Matthew 13:35
That it might come true which was said by the prophet, Opening my mouth, I will give out stories; I will give knowledge of things kept secret from before all time.
John 15:15
No longer do I give you the name of servants; because a servant is without knowledge of what his master is doing: I give you the name of friends, because I have given you knowledge of all the things which my Father has said to me.
Romans 16:25-26
Now to him who is able to make you strong in agreement with the good news which I gave you and the preaching of Jesus Christ, in the light of the revelation of that secret which has been kept through times eternal,
1 Corinthians 2:9-11
But as it says in the holy Writings, Things which the eye saw not, and which had not come to the ears or into the heart of man, such things as God has made ready for those who have love for him.
1 Corinthians 2:16
For who has knowledge of the mind of the Lord, so as to be his teacher? But we have the mind of Christ.