Job 9:4 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁴ He is wise in heart and mighty in strength; who has resisted him and succeeded?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ [God] is wise in heart and mighty in strength; who has [ever] hardened himself against Him and prospered or even been safe?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered?—

Common English Bible

⁴ He is wise and powerful; who can resist him and prosper?

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ He is understanding in heart and mighty in strength; who has resisted him and yet had peace?

Job 9:4 Cross References

Job 36:5

“Surely God is mighty and does not despise any; he is mighty in strength of understanding.

Ephesians 3:20

Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine,

Ephesians 3:10

so that through the church the wisdom of God in its rich variety might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.

Proverbs 29:1

One who is often reproved, yet remains stubborn, will suddenly be broken beyond healing.

Job 9:19

If it is a contest of strength, he is the strong one! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon him?

Ephesians 1:19

and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his great power.

Ephesians 1:8

that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and insight

1 Corinthians 10:22

Or are we provoking the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?

Romans 11:33

O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!

Daniel 2:20

Daniel said: “Blessed be the name of God from age to age, for wisdom and power are his.

Proverbs 28:14

Happy is the one who is never without fear, but one who is hard-hearted will fall into calamity.

Psalm 136:5

who by understanding made the heavens, for his steadfast love endures forever;

Psalm 104:24

O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.

Job 40:9

Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?

Job 12:13

“With God are wisdom and strength; he has counsel and understanding.

Job 11:6

and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom! For wisdom is many-sided. Know then that God exacts of you less than your guilt deserves.

Job 6:10

This would be my consolation; I would even exult in unrelenting pain, for I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

2 Chronicles 13:12

See, God is with us at our head, and his priests have their battle trumpets to sound the call to battle against you. O Israelites, do not fight against the Lord, the God of your ancestors, for you cannot succeed.”

Job 23:6

Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No, but he would give heed to me.

Job 24:22

Yet God prolongs the life of the mighty by his power; they rise up when they despair of life.

Job 25:2

“Dominion and fear are with God; he makes peace in his high heaven.

Job 28:23

“God understands the way to it, and he knows its place.

Job 37:23

The Almighty—we cannot find him; he is great in power and justice, and abundant righteousness he will not violate.

Job 38:36

Who has put wisdom in the inward parts or given understanding to the mind?

Job 38:37

Who has the wisdom to number the clouds? Or who can tilt the waterskins of the heavens

Jeremiah 50:24

I set a snare for you, and you were caught, O Babylon, but you did not know it; you were discovered and seized because you challenged the Lord.

Exodus 9:7

Pharaoh inquired and found that not even one of the Israelites’ livestock had died. But the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he would not let the people go.

Exodus 15:7

In the greatness of your majesty you overthrew your adversaries; you sent out your fury; it consumed them like stubble.

2 Chronicles 20:6

and said, “O Lord, God of our ancestors, are you not God in heaven? Do you not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? In your hand are power and might, so that no one is able to withstand you.

Job 15:13

so that you turn your spirit against God, and let such words go out of your mouth?

Job 41:2

Can you put a rope in its nose or pierce its jaw with a hook?

Isaiah 45:9

Woe to those who strive with their Maker, earthen vessels with the potter! Does the clay say to the one who fashions it, “What are you making”? or “Your work has no handles”?

Nahum 1:3

The Lord is slow to anger but great in power, and the Lord will by no means clear the guilty. His way is in whirlwind and storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.