Job 32:8 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

⁸ But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ But there is a spirit in man: And the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ But there is [a vital force] a spirit [of intelligence] in man, and the breath of the Almighty gives men understanding. [Prov. 2:6.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

Common English Bible

⁸ But the spirit in a person, the Almighty’s breath, gives understanding.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ But I see now that there is only breath in men, and that it is the inspiration of the Almighty that gives understanding.

Job 32:8 Cross References

Genesis 41:38

And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?

Genesis 41:39

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath showed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:

1 Kings 3:12

behold, I have done according to thy word: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

1 Kings 3:28

And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to do judgment.

1 Kings 4:29

And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the seashore.

1 Kings 5:9

My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea; and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.

Job 12:13

With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.

Job 12:16

With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.

Job 27:3

all the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;

Job 33:16

then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,

Job 33:4

The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

Job 35:11

who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?

Job 38:36

Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the heart?

Proverbs 2:6

For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

Proverbs 20:27

The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

Isaiah 28:26

For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.

Daniel 1:17

As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

Daniel 2:21

and he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

1 Corinthians 12:8

For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

2 Timothy 3:16

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

James 1:5

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.