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 Destruction and Death say: 'We heard a rumor about it.' 23 God understands its way,
And He knows its place.
24 He can see to the ends of the earth and observe everything under heaven.

Cross References

Proverbs 8:22-31

Jehovah created me in the beginning of his way, before his works of antiquity.

Psalm 19:7

The law of Jehovah is perfect. It gives new life. The testimony of Jehovah is dependable. It makes the simple wise.

Psalm 147:5

Our Lord is great, and his power is great. There is no limit to his understanding.

Proverbs 2:6

Jehovah gives wisdom. From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Proverbs 8:14

Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I understand and I am very strong.

Matthew 11:27

All things have been delivered to me from my Father. Only the Father knows the Son, and only the Son knows the Father. The Son tells others about the Father so that they can know him too.

Luke 10:21-22

In that same hour he rejoiced in Holy Spirit and said: I thank you Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you did hide these things from the wise and the understanding and revealed them to babes. Father, it is pleasing in your sight.

Acts 15:18

Known to 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 knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments. His ways are beyond human understanding!

1 Corinthians 1:30

It is because of him you are united with Christ Jesus, who became wisdom to us from God, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption.

Jude 1:25

To the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord. There is glory, majesty, dominion, and power, before all time, now, and for evermore, amen.

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