WHERE CAN WISDOM BE FOUND?
According to Job 28:1-28. New Century Version (NCV)
(1). Wisdom cannot be found in mines where people dig into rocks for gold and silver and where gold is made pure by fire. (I-6).
1. “There
are mines where people dig silver
and places where gold is made pure.
2 Iron is taken from the ground,
and copper is melted out of rocks.
3 Miners bring lights
and search deep into the mines
for ore in thick darkness.
4 Miners dig a tunnel far from where people live,
where no one has ever walked;
they work far from people, swinging and swaying from ropes.
5 Food grows on top of the earth,
but below ground things are changed as if by fire.
6 Sapphires are found in rocks,
and gold dust is also found there.
and places where gold is made pure.
2 Iron is taken from the ground,
and copper is melted out of rocks.
3 Miners bring lights
and search deep into the mines
for ore in thick darkness.
4 Miners dig a tunnel far from where people live,
where no one has ever walked;
they work far from people, swinging and swaying from ropes.
5 Food grows on top of the earth,
but below ground things are changed as if by fire.
6 Sapphires are found in rocks,
and gold dust is also found there.
(2).The Hawk,Falcons,proud animals and lions don't know the path to wisdom.(7-8).
7 No hawk knows that path;
the falcon has not seen it.
8 Proud animals have not walked there,
and no lions cross over it.
(3). Wisdom is not found UNDER the bottom of the mountains where all kinds of hidden treasures are seen. (9-11).
7 No hawk knows that path;
the falcon has not seen it.
8 Proud animals have not walked there,
and no lions cross over it.
(3). Wisdom is not found UNDER the bottom of the mountains where all kinds of hidden treasures are seen. (9-11).
9 Miners hit the rocks of flint
and dig
away at the bottom of the mountains.
10 They cut tunnels through the rock
and see all the treasures there.
11 They search for places where rivers begin
and bring things hidden out into the light.
10 They cut tunnels through the rock
and see all the treasures there.
11 They search for places where rivers begin
and bring things hidden out into the light.
(4). Wisdom and understanding cannot be found among those who are alive. (12-13).
12 “But where can wisdom be found,
and where
does understanding live?
13 People do not understand the value of wisdom;
it cannot be found among those who are alive.
13 People do not understand the value of wisdom;
it cannot be found among those who are alive.
(5)wisdom cannot be found in the deep ocean neither anywhere in the sea. (14).
14 The deep ocean says, ‘It’s not in me;’
the sea says, ‘It’s not in me'.
14 The deep ocean says, ‘It’s not in me;’
the sea says, ‘It’s not in me'.
(6)wisdom cannot be bought with gold or silver. (15).
15 Wisdom cannot be bought with gold,
and its cost cannot be weighed in silver.
and its cost cannot be weighed in silver.
(7)wisdom cannot be bought with fine gold, silver, valuable onyx or sapphire gems. (15-16).
16 Wisdom cannot be bought with fine gold
or with valuable onyx or sapphire gems.
or with valuable onyx or sapphire gems.
(8).wisdom cannot be bought with crystal, jewels of gold, coral, jasper, rubies, topaz, onyx or sapphire and cannot be compared to its value. (17-19).
17 Gold and crystal are not as valuable as wisdom,
and you cannot buy it with jewels of gold.
18 Coral and jasper are not worth talking about,
and the price of wisdom is much greater than rubies.
19 The topaz from Cush cannot compare to wisdom;
it cannot be bought with the purest gold.
and you cannot buy it with jewels of gold.
18 Coral and jasper are not worth talking about,
and the price of wisdom is much greater than rubies.
19 The topaz from Cush cannot compare to wisdom;
it cannot be bought with the purest gold.
(9)wisdom comes from somewhere and understanding lives someplace, yet hidden from the eyes of every living thing including the birds of the air.(20-24).
20 “So where
does wisdom come from,
and where
does understanding live?
21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing,
even from the birds of the air.
21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing,
even from the birds of the air.
22 The places of destruction and death say,
‘We have
heard reports about it.’
23 Only God understands the way to wisdom,
and he alone knows where it lives,
24 because he looks to the farthest parts of the earth
and sees everything under the sky.
23 Only God understands the way to wisdom,
and he alone knows where it lives,
24 because he looks to the farthest parts of the earth
and sees everything under the sky.
(10).wisdom is active in the power of the wind, measure of the water, rules for the rain, setting path for thunderstorms to follow, has a worth, has been set up and tested.(25-27).
25 When God gave power to the wind
an measured the water,
26 when he made rules for the rain
and set a path for a thunderstorm to follow,
27 then he looked at wisdom and decided its worth;
he set wisdom up and tested it.
25 When God gave power to the wind
an measured the water,
26 when he made rules for the rain
and set a path for a thunderstorm to follow,
27 then he looked at wisdom and decided its worth;
he set wisdom up and tested it.
(11)wisdom is to "fear God" and understanding is "to shun evil".(28).
28 Then he said to humans,
‘The fear of the Lord is wisdom;
to stay away from evil is understanding.’”
‘The fear of the Lord is wisdom;
to stay away from evil is understanding.’”
IN CLOSING: Wisdom can only be found in fearing the Lord!
Dear God, I pray in Jesus Name,that every reader who reads this Article begin to fear God. Amen!
Say this prayer out loud and mean it from your heart!
“Lord Jesus I
need you! Thank you for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my
life and receive you as my Savior and Lord. Take control of my life, make me
the kind of person you want me to be. Amen”
* God Bless You!
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