Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

He is wise in heart and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and had peace?

New American Standard Bible

Wise in heart and mighty in strength,
Who has defied Him without harm?

King James Version

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?

Holman Bible

God is wise and all-powerful.
Who has opposed Him and come out unharmed?

International Standard Version

He is wise in heart and strong in will who can be stubborn against him and succeed?

A Conservative Version

[He is] wise in heart, and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against him, and prospered?

American Standard Version

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered?-

Amplified


“God is wise in heart and mighty in strength;
Who has [ever] defied or challenged Him and remained unharmed?

Bible in Basic English

He is wise in heart and great in strength: who ever made his face hard against him, and any good came of it?

Julia Smith Translation

Wise of heart and strong of power: who was hard before him and shall be requited?

King James 2000

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who has hardened himself against him, and has prospered?

Lexham Expanded Bible

[He is] wise in heart and mighty in strength; who has resisted him and succeeded?

Modern King James verseion

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against Him and been blessed;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He is wise of heart, and mighty in strength. Who ever prospered that took part against him?

NET Bible

He is wise in heart and mighty in strength -- who has resisted him and remained safe?

New Heart English Bible

God who is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who has hardened himself against him, and prospered?

The Emphasized Bible

Wise in heart, and alert in vigour, What man hath hardened himself against him, and prospered!

Webster

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?

World English Bible

God who is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who has hardened himself against him, and prospered?

Youngs Literal Translation

Wise in heart and strong in power -- Who hath hardened toward Him and is at peace?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He is wise
חכם 
Chakam 
Usage: 137

in heart
לבב 
Lebab 
Usage: 251

and mighty
אמּץ אמּיץ 
'ammiyts 
Usage: 6

כּוח כּח 
Koach 
Usage: 126

קשׁה 
Qashah 
Usage: 28

Context Readings

Job's Third Speech: A Response To Bildad

3 If he shall choose to strive with him, he cannot answer him one thing of a thousand. 4 He is wise in heart and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and had peace? 5 Who removeth mountains, and they know it not, when he overturneth them in his anger;


Cross References

Job 36:5

Lo, God is mighty, but despiseth not any; mighty in strength of understanding:

Job 9:19

Be it a question of strength, lo, he is strong; and be it of judgment, who will set me a time?

Proverbs 29:1

He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and without remedy.

Exodus 9:14-17

For I will at this time send all my plagues to thy heart, and on thy bondmen, and on thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.

Exodus 14:17-18

And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall pursue after them; and I will glorify myself in Pharaoh and in all his host, in his chariots and in his horsemen.

2 Chronicles 13:12

And behold, we have God with us at our head, and his priests, and the loud-sounding trumpets to sound an alarm against you. Children of Israel, do not fight with Jehovah the God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.

Job 6:10

Then should I yet have comfort; and in the pain which spareth not I would rejoice that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

Job 11:6

And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, how that they are the double of what is realised; and know that +God passeth by much of thine iniquity!

Job 12:13

With him is wisdom and might; he hath counsel and understanding.

Job 15:23-27

He wandereth abroad for bread, where may it be? He knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

Job 40:9

Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

Psalm 104:24

How manifold are thy works, O Jehovah! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

Psalm 136:5

To him that by understanding made the heavens, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever;

Proverbs 28:14

Happy is the man that feareth always; but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into evil.

Daniel 2:20

Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever; For wisdom and might are his.

Daniel 4:34-37

And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto the heavens, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation.

Daniel 5:20-30

But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit hardened unto presumption, he was deposed from the throne of his kingdom, and they took his glory from him;

Romans 11:33

O depth of riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable his judgments, and untraceable his ways!

1 Corinthians 10:22

Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

Ephesians 1:8

which he has caused to abound towards us in all wisdom and intelligence,

Ephesians 1:19

and what the surpassing greatness of his power towards us who believe, according to the working of the might of his strength,

Ephesians 3:10

in order that now to the principalities and authorities in the heavenlies might be made known through the assembly the all-various wisdom of God,

Ephesians 3:20

But to him that is able to do far exceedingly above all which we ask or think, according to the power which works in us,

Jude 1:24-25

But to him that is able to keep you without stumbling, and to set you with exultation blameless before his glory,

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