Job 12:7

New English Translation

“But now, ask the animals and they will teach you, or the birds of the sky and they will tell you.

Cross References

Genesis 1:21

God created the great sea creatures and every living and moving thing with which the water swarmed, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:25

God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the cattle according to their kinds, and all the creatures that creep along the ground according to their kinds. God saw that it was good.

Job 12:6

But the tents of robbers are peaceful, and those who provoke God are confident – who carry their god in their hands.

Job 12:8

Or speak to the earth and it will teach you, or let the fish of the sea declare to you.

Job 8:10

Will they not instruct you and speak to you, and bring forth words from their understanding?

Proverbs 30:24

There are four things on earth that are small, but they are exceedingly wise:

Proverbs 6:6

Go to the ant, you sluggard; observe its ways and be wise!

Isaiah 1:3

An ox recognizes its owner, a donkey recognizes where its owner puts its food; but Israel does not recognize me, my people do not understand.”

Jeremiah 8:7

Even the stork knows when it is time to move on. The turtledove, swallow, and crane recognize the normal times for their migration. But my people pay no attention to what I, the Lord, require of them.

Romans 1:20

For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, because they are understood through what has been made. So people are without excuse.