Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells, New Living Translation “God alone understands the way to wisdom; he knows where it can be found, English Standard Version “God understands the way to it, and he knows its place. Berean Standard Bible But God understands its way, and He knows its place. King James Bible God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. New King James Version God understands its way, And He knows its place. New American Standard Bible “God understands its way, And He knows its place. NASB 1995 “God understands its way, And He knows its place. NASB 1977 “God understands its way; And He knows its place. Legacy Standard Bible “God understands its way, And He knows its place. Amplified Bible “God understands the way [to wisdom] And He knows its place [for wisdom is with God alone]. Christian Standard Bible But God understands the way to wisdom, and he knows its location. Holman Christian Standard Bible But God understands the way to wisdom, and He knows its location. American Standard Version God understandeth the way thereof, And he knoweth the place thereof. Contemporary English Version God is the only one who knows the way to wisdom; English Revised Version God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. GOD'S WORD® Translation "God understands the way to it. He knows where it lives Good News Translation God alone knows the way, Knows the place where wisdom is found, International Standard Version God understands how to get there; he knows where they live. Majority Standard Bible But God understands its way, and He knows its 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. Webster's Bible Translation God understandeth the way of it, and he knoweth its place. World English Bible “God understands its way, and he knows its place. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionGod has understood its way, "" And He has known its place. Young's Literal Translation God hath understood its way, And He hath known its place. Smith's Literal Translation God understood its way, and he knew its place. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleGod understandeth the way of it, and he knoweth the place thereof. Catholic Public Domain Version God understands its way, and he knows its location. New American Bible But God understands the way to her; it is he who knows her place. New Revised Standard Version “God understands the way to it, and he knows its place. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBecause only God understands the way of it, and he knows the place thereof. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because God is discerning its ways and he knows its place OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917God understandeth the way thereof, And He knoweth the place thereof. Brenton Septuagint Translation God has well ordered the way of it, and he knows the place of it. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Where Can Wisdom Be Found?…22Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’ 23But God understands its way, and He knows its place. 24For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.… Cross References Proverbs 2:6 For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding. Romans 11:33 O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways! Isaiah 40:28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out. 1 Corinthians 1:25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength. Psalm 147:5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit. Daniel 2:20-22 and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him. / He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. / He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him. Colossians 2:3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Isaiah 55:8-9 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. James 1:5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. Psalm 139:6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. 1 Corinthians 2:10-11 But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. / For who among men knows the thoughts of man except his own spirit within him? So too, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. Proverbs 3:19-20 The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding. / By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew. Ephesians 1:17-18 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him. / I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, Psalm 104:24 How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures. Jeremiah 10:12 The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding. Treasury of Scripture God understands the way thereof, and he knows the place thereof. 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 understanding is infinite. Proverbs 2:6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. Jump to Previous Alone Dwells Resting-Place Thereof Understandeth Understands Understood WayJump to Next Alone Dwells Resting-Place Thereof Understandeth Understands Understood WayJob 28 1. There is a knowledge of natural things12. But wisdom is an excellent gift of God But God understands its way This phrase emphasizes the omniscience of God, highlighting His complete understanding of wisdom's path. In the context of Job, where human suffering and the search for meaning are central themes, this statement underscores that true wisdom is beyond human grasp and is fully known only to God. This aligns with passages like Isaiah 55:8-9, where God's thoughts and ways are higher than human understanding. The phrase also reflects the belief that God’s wisdom is inherent in the order of creation, as seen in Proverbs 3:19-20, where wisdom is foundational to the creation of the world. and He knows its place Persons / Places / Events 1. JobThe central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and patience who undergoes severe trials and suffering. 2. God The omniscient and omnipotent Creator, who alone possesses complete understanding and wisdom. 3. Wisdom The subject of Job 28, depicted as a precious and elusive treasure that only God fully comprehends. 4. The Earth The setting for the search for wisdom, symbolizing the vastness and complexity of creation. 5. The Friends of Job Though not directly mentioned in this verse, they are part of the broader account, offering limited human perspectives on suffering and wisdom. Teaching Points God's OmniscienceGod alone understands the way to wisdom. This truth should lead us to trust in His perfect knowledge and guidance in our lives. The Pursuit of Wisdom While human efforts to find wisdom are limited, we are encouraged to seek it from God, who generously provides it to those who ask. Humility in Understanding Recognizing that our understanding is limited should cultivate humility and reliance on God for insight and direction. The Value of Divine Wisdom True wisdom is more valuable than any earthly treasure. We should prioritize seeking God's wisdom over worldly pursuits. Faith in God's Plan Even when we do not understand our circumstances, we can have faith that God knows the way and has a purpose for everything.(23) God understandeth the way thereof.--God is the author of wisdom, and His fear is the beginning thereof; so with His infinite knowledge of the universe He cannot but be cognisant of the place and way thereof. It is to be observed that while the foundation of wisdom is said to be coeval with that of the world, the very existence of wisdom in relation to man implied the existence of evil, because except by departing from evil there could for man be no wisdom, though evil itself may undoubtedly involve and imply the deflection from a previously existing right. Wrong, for example, is what is wrung aside from the right. The two ideas which Job starts with are man's ignorance of the price and the place of wisdom. Neither he nor nature knows the place of it: neither all living, nor the deep, nor the sea; and as for its price, though man is prepared to give any high price for the costly stones and jewels of the earth, yet all that he has to give is not to be mentioned in comparison with the value of wisdom. Wisdom, however, is to be purchased by the poor, as we may infer from the language of the prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 55:1), or, at all events, that which ranks with wisdom; and in like manner Christ represented the kingdom of heaven as a pearl of great price, which would demand all that a man had to buy it, and yet he represented the poor as those especially to whom it was preached. It is true that the wisdom of which Job speaks (Job 28:28) is in no way connected with the Gospel of the kingdom; but yet, if the words of the wise are indeed given from one Shepherd, it is impossible not to recognise a central thought underlying all such words, if not in the separate minds of the wise at heart, in the original mind of the one Shepherd. So we can see that that which is true of wisdom as described by Job receives its illustration from that which is true of the Gospel of the kingdom and of the evangelical promises of Isaiah.Verse 23. - God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. God only understands what true wisdom is. It is a part of his being, an essential element of his nature. He knows "the way" of it, i.e. how it works and manifests itself; and he knows "the place' of it, i.e. where it dwells, what limits it has, if any, and how far it is communicable to any beside himself. The highest knowledge is all hid in God (Colossians 2-3); and, except so far as God imparts it to him, man can know nothing of it. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But Godאֱ֭לֹהִים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative understands הֵבִ֣ין (hê·ḇîn) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand its way, דַּרְכָּ֑הּ (dar·kāh) Noun - common singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action and He וְ֝ה֗וּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are knows יָדַ֥ע (yā·ḏa‘) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know its place. מְקוֹמָֽהּ׃ (mə·qō·w·māh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition Links Job 28:23 NIVJob 28:23 NLT Job 28:23 ESV Job 28:23 NASB Job 28:23 KJV Job 28:23 BibleApps.com Job 28:23 Biblia Paralela Job 28:23 Chinese Bible Job 28:23 French Bible Job 28:23 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 28:23 God understands its way and he knows (Jb) |
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