Job 12:2

Job's Fourth Speech

¹ Then Job responded, ² 
“No doubt you are the [only wise] people [in the world],
And wisdom will die with you!
³
“But I have intelligence and understanding as well as you;
I am not inferior to you.
Who does not know such things as these [of God’s wisdom and might]?

In the World

Job

No

Job 6:24-25

“Teach me, and I will be silent;
And show me how I have erred.

Job 8:8-10

“Inquire, please, of past generations,
And consider and apply yourself to the things searched out by their fathers.

Job 11:2

“Shall a multitude of words not be answered?
And should a talkative man [making such a long-winded defense] be acquitted?

Job 11:6

And [that He would] show you the secrets of wisdom!
For sound wisdom has two sides.
Know therefore that God forgets a part of your wickedness and guilt.

Job 11:12

“But a hollow (empty-headed) man will become intelligent and wise
[Only] when the colt of a wild donkey is born as a man.

Job 15:2

“Should a wise man [such as you] utter such windy and vain knowledge [as we have just heard]
And fill himself with the east wind [of withering, parching, and violent accusations]?

Job 17:4

“But You [Lord] have closed their hearts to understanding,
Therefore You will not exalt them [by giving a verdict against me].

Job 17:10

“But as for all of you, come back again,
Even though I do not find a wise man among you.

Job 20:3

“I have heard the reproof which insults me,
But the spirit of my understanding makes me answer.

Job 32:7-13

“I thought age should speak,
And a multitude of years should teach wisdom.

Proverbs 28:11

The rich man [who is conceited and relies on his wealth instead of God] is wise in his own eyes,
But the poor man who has understanding [because he relies on God] is able to see through him.

Isaiah 5:21

Woe (judgment is coming) to those who are wise in their own eyes
And clever and shrewd in their own sight!

1 Corinthians 4:10

We are [regarded as] fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are highly esteemed, but we are dishonored.

1 Corinthians 6:5

I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is not one wise man among you who [is governed by integrity and] will be able and competent to decide [private disputes] between his fellow believers,