Job 32:8

New English Translation

But it is a spirit in people, the breath of the Almighty, that makes them understand.

Cross References

Genesis 41:38

So Pharaoh asked his officials, “Can we find a man like Joseph, one in whom the Spirit of God is present?”

Genesis 41:39

So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Because God has enabled you to know all this, there is no one as wise and discerning as you are!

1 Kings 3:12

I grant your request, and give you a wise and discerning mind superior to that of anyone who has preceded or will succeed you.

1 Kings 3:28

When all Israel heard about the judicial decision which the king had rendered, they respected the king, for they realized that he possessed supernatural wisdom to make judicial decisions.

1 Kings 4:29

God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment; the breadth of his understanding was as infinite as the sand on the seashore.

1 Kings 5:9

My servants will bring the timber down from Lebanon to the sea. I will send it by sea in raft-like bundles to the place you designate. There I will separate the logs and you can carry them away. In exchange you will supply the food I need for my royal court.”

Job 12:13

“With God are wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his.

Job 12:16

With him are strength and prudence; both the one who goes astray and the one who misleads are his.

Job 27:3

for while my spirit is still in me, and the breath from God is in my nostrils,

Job 33:16

Then he gives a revelation to people, and terrifies them with warnings,

Job 33:4

The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

Job 35:11

who teaches us more than the wild animals of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?’

Job 38:36

Who has put wisdom in the heart, or has imparted understanding to the mind?

Proverbs 2:6

For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

Proverbs 20:27

The human spirit is like the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

For to the one who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner, he gives the task of amassing wealth – only to give it to the one who pleases God. This task of the wicked is futile – like chasing the wind!

Isaiah 28:26

His God instructs him; he teaches him the principles of agriculture.

Daniel 1:17

Now as for these four young men, God endowed them with knowledge and skill in all sorts of literature and wisdom – and Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.

Daniel 2:21

He changes times and seasons, deposing some kings and establishing others. He gives wisdom to the wise; he imparts knowledge to those with understanding;

1 Corinthians 12:8

For one person is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, and another the message of knowledge according to the same Spirit,

2 Timothy 3:16

Every scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

James 1:5

But if anyone is deficient in wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without reprimand, and it will be given to him.