Job 28:26-28

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when He established a limit^(a) for the rain^(A)
and a path for the lightning,

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He considered wisdom and evaluated it;
He established it and examined it.

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He said to mankind,
“The fear of the Lord is this: wisdom.
And to turn from evil is understanding.”^(B)

a. Job 28:26: Or decree

A. Job 28:26: Job 5:10; Job 37:6; Job 38:25

B. Job 28:28: Deuteronomy 4:6; Proverbs 1:7; Proverbs 9:10