Job 38:36 · KJV
“Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?”
— Job 38:36
Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we {are}? {Here...: Heb. Behold us?}
Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven, {stay: Heb. cause to lie down}
Job 38 — Context
Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
35Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we {are}? {Here...: Heb. Behold us?}
36Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
37Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven, {stay: Heb. cause to lie down}
38When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together? {groweth...: or, is turned into mire: Heb. is poured}
Cross References
Job 32:8
But {there is} a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
Psalms 51:6
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden {part} thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
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. {in his...: Heb. before him}
Proverbs 2:6
For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth {cometh} knowledge and understanding.
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.
Exodus 31:3
And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
Job 9:4
{He is} wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened {himself} against him, and hath prospered?
James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.