Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Wise of heart and strong of power: who was hard before him and shall be requited?

New American Standard Bible

Wise in heart and mighty in strength,
Who has defied Him without harm?

King James Version

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?

Holman Bible

God is wise and all-powerful.
Who has opposed Him and come out unharmed?

International Standard Version

He is wise in heart and strong in will who can be stubborn against him and succeed?

A Conservative Version

[He is] wise in heart, and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against him, and prospered?

American Standard Version

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered?-

Amplified


“God is wise in heart and mighty in strength;
Who has [ever] defied or challenged Him and remained unharmed?

Bible in Basic English

He is wise in heart and great in strength: who ever made his face hard against him, and any good came of it?

Darby Translation

He is wise in heart and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and had peace?

King James 2000

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who has hardened himself against him, and has prospered?

Lexham Expanded Bible

[He is] wise in heart and mighty in strength; who has resisted him and succeeded?

Modern King James verseion

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against Him and been blessed;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He is wise of heart, and mighty in strength. Who ever prospered that took part against him?

NET Bible

He is wise in heart and mighty in strength -- who has resisted him and remained safe?

New Heart English Bible

God who is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who has hardened himself against him, and prospered?

The Emphasized Bible

Wise in heart, and alert in vigour, What man hath hardened himself against him, and prospered!

Webster

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?

World English Bible

God who is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who has hardened himself against him, and prospered?

Youngs Literal Translation

Wise in heart and strong in power -- Who hath hardened toward Him and is at peace?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He is wise
חכם 
Chakam 
Usage: 137

in heart
לבב 
Lebab 
Usage: 251

and mighty
אמּץ אמּיץ 
'ammiyts 
Usage: 6

כּוח כּח 
Koach 
Usage: 126

קשׁה 
Qashah 
Usage: 28

Context Readings

Job's Third Speech: A Response To Bildad

3 If he shall desire to contend with him, he shall not answer him one from a thousand. 4 Wise of heart and strong of power: who was hard before him and shall be requited? 5 Removing the mountains and they knew not: who overturned them in his anger;

Cross References

Job 36:5

Behold, God is mighty, and he will not despise: mighty in strength of heart

Job 9:19

If for strength, behold him strong: if for judgment, who shall arraign me

Proverbs 29:1

A Man of reproofs hardening the neck, shall be suddenly broken, and no healing.

Exodus 9:14-17

For in this time I send all my plagues into thy heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people: so that thou shalt know that there is not as I in all the earth.

Exodus 14:17-18

And I, behold me binding fast the heart of the Egyptians, and they shall go after them: and I will be honored in Pharaoh, and upon all his army, and in his chariots, and in his horsemen.

2 Chronicles 13:12

And behold, with us God for head, and his priests and trumpets of loud noise to cry against you. O ye sons of Israel, ye shall not wage war with Jehovah God of your fathers, for ye shall not prosper.

Job 6:10

And it will yet be my consolation, and I shall exult in pain: he will not spare; for I hid not the words of of the Holy One.

Job 11:6

And he shall announce to thee hidden things of wisdom, for they are the double for understanding. And know thou that God will set to thee from thine iniquity.

Job 12:13

With him wisdom and strength, to him counsel and understanding.

Job 15:23-27

He wandered about for bread, where he knew that the day of darkness was ready at his hand.

Job 40:9

And if an arm to thee as God? and with thy voice wilt thou thunder as he?

Psalm 104:24

How thy works were multiplied. O Jehovah! in wisdom thou madest them all: the earth was filled with thy possessions.

Psalm 136:5

To him making the heavens in understanding: for his mercy is forever.

Proverbs 28:14

Happy the man fearing always: and he hardening his heart shall fall into evil

Daniel 2:20

Daniel. answered and said, For this the name of God being praised from forever and even to forever: for wisdom and strength are to him:

Daniel 4:34-37

And at the end of the days, I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes to the heavens, and my knowledge will turn back to me, and I praised to the Most High, and to him living forever, I praised and honored, whose dominion an eternal dominion, and his kingdom with generation and generation.

Daniel 5:20-30

And when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was strong for pride, he was brought down from the throne of his kingdom, and they took away his honor from him.

Romans 11:33

O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! his judgments how unsearchable, and his ways not traced out!

1 Corinthians 10:22

Do we emulate the Lord? are we stronger than he?

Ephesians 1:8

In which he abounded to us in all wisdom and intelligence;

Ephesians 1:19

And what the surpassing greatness of his power to us believing, according to the action of the might of his strength,

Ephesians 3:10

That it might now be made known to beginnings and powers in the heavenlies by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

Ephesians 3:20

And to him being able to do above all things more abundantly above what we ask or think, according to the power being energetic in us,

Jude 1:24-25

And to him able to watch yourselves from falling, and to place blameless before his glory with transport of joy,

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