Job 12:7

God's Word

“Instead, ask the animals, and they will teach you. Ask the birds, and they will tell you.

Cross References

Genesis 1:21

So God created the large sea creatures, every type of creature that swims around in the water and every type of flying bird. God saw that they were good.

Genesis 1:25

God made every type of wild animal, every type of domestic animal, and every type of creature that crawls on the ground. God saw that they were good.

Job 12:6

⌞But⌟ robbers’ tents are prosperous, and there is security for those who provoke God, for those whose god is their power.

Job 12:8

Or speak with the earth, and it will teach you. Even the fish will relate ⌞the story⌟ to you.

Job 8:10

Won’t their words teach you? Won’t they share their thoughts with you?

Proverbs 30:24

Four things on earth are small, yet they are very wise:

Proverbs 6:6

Consider the ant, you lazy bum. Watch its ways, and become wise.

Isaiah 1:3

Oxen know their owners, and donkeys know where their masters feed them. But Israel doesn’t know ⌞its owner⌟. My people don’t understand ⌞who feeds them⌟.

Jeremiah 8:7

Even storks know when it’s time to return. Mourning doves, swallows, and cranes know when it’s time to migrate. But my people don’t know that I, the Lord, am urging them to return.

Romans 1:20

From the creation of the world, God’s invisible qualities, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly observed in what he made. As a result, people have no excuse.