Job 28:12

Job's Discourse On Wisdom

¹¹ “He dams up the streams from flowing,
And what is hidden he brings out to the light. ¹² “But where can wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?
¹³ “Man does not know its value,
Nor is it found in the land of the living.

In the World

Job

Job 28:28

“And to man He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;
And to depart from evil is understanding.’”

1 Kings 3:9

So give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”

Job 28:20

“Where then does wisdom come from?
And where is the place of understanding?

Psalm 51:6

Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being,
And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.

Proverbs 2:4-6

If you seek her as silver
And search for her as for hidden treasures;

Proverbs 3:19

The Lord by wisdom founded the earth,
By understanding He established the heavens.

Ecclesiastes 7:23-25

I tested all this with wisdom, and I said, “I will be wise,” but it was far from me.

1 Corinthians 1:19-20

For it is written,
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
And the cleverness of the clever I will set aside.”

Colossians 2:3

in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

James 1:5

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

James 1:17

Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.