Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

God understands its way,
And He knows its place.

King James Version

God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.

Holman Bible

But God understands the way to wisdom,
and He knows its location.

International Standard Version

God understands how to get there; he knows where they live.

A Conservative Version

God understands the way of it, and he knows the place of it.

American Standard Version

God understandeth the way thereof, And he knoweth the place thereof.

Amplified


“God understands the way [to wisdom]
And He knows its place [for wisdom is with God alone].

Bible in Basic English

God has knowledge of the way to it, and of its resting-place;

Darby Translation

God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth its place:

Julia Smith Translation

God understood its way, and he knew its place.

King James 2000

God understands its way, and he knows its place.

Lexham Expanded Bible

"God understands its way, and he knows its place,

Modern King James verseion

God understands the way of it, and He knows its place.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But God seeth her way, and knoweth her place.

NET Bible

God understands the way to it, and he alone knows its place.

New Heart English Bible

"God understands its way, and he knows its place.

The Emphasized Bible

GOD, understandeth the way thereof, and, he, discerneth the place thereof;

Webster

God understandeth the way of it, and he knoweth its place.

World English Bible

"God understands its way, and he knows its place.

Youngs Literal Translation

God hath understood its way, And He hath known its place.

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

the way
דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

the place
מקמה מקומה מקם מקום 
Maqowm 
Usage: 401

References

Easton

Context Readings

Job's Discourse On Wisdom

22 Hell and death say, We have heard its fame with our ears. 23 God understands its way,
And He knows its place.
24 For he looks unto the ends of the earth and sees under the whole heaven,

Cross References

Proverbs 8:22-31

The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

Psalm 19:7

The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.

Psalm 147:5

Great is our Lord and of great power; his intelligence is infinite.

Proverbs 2:6

For the LORD gives wisdom; out of his mouth comes knowledge and intelligence.

Proverbs 8:14

With me is counsel, and existence; I am understanding; strength belongs to me.

Matthew 11:27

All things are delivered unto me of my Father, and no one has known the Son but the Father, neither has anyone known the Father except the Son and he unto whom the Son will reveal him.

Luke 10:21-22

In that same hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them unto babes; even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

Acts 15:18

Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.

Romans 11:33

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and of the knowledge of God! How incomprehensible are his judgments and his ways past finding out!

1 Corinthians 1:30

But of him ye are reborn in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

Jude 1:25

to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, now and in all the ages. Amen.

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