Job 12:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die!”
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BSBPD
““Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die!”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“No doubt but ye are the people, And wisdom shall die with you.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Truly--ye <FI>are<Fi> the people, And with you doth wisdom die.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 12:2 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 6:24Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred.
- Job 8:8Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.
- Job 11:2“Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?
- Job 11:6and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.
- Job 11:12But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!
- Job 15:2“Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind?
- Job 17:4You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore You will not exalt them.
- Job 17:10But come back and try again, all of you. For I will not find a wise man among you.
- Job 20:3I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding prompts a reply.
- Job 26:3How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight!
- Job 32:7I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom.
- Proverbs 28:11A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.
- Isaiah 5:21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
- 1 Corinthians 4:10We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.
- 1 Corinthians 6:5I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?
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