Job 38:36
Who hath put wisdom in the heart of man? or who gave the cock understanding?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
In Context
35Canst thou send lightnings, and will they go, and will they return and say to thee : Here we are?
37Who can declare the order of the heavens, or who can make the harmony of heaven to sleep?
Cross References
Exodus 31:3And I have filled him with the spirit of God, with wisdom and understanding, and knowledge in all manner of work.
Job 9:4He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath resisted him, and hath had peace ?
Psalms 51:6To thee only have I sinned, and have done evil before thee: that thou mayst be justified in thy words and mayst overcome when thou art judged.
Ecclesiastes 2:26God hath given to a man that is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he hath given vexation, and superfluous care, to heap up and to gather together, and to give it to him that hath pleased God: but this also is vanity, and a fruitless solicitude of the mind.
James 1:5But if any of you want wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all men abundantly, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
Matthew Henry on Job 38:26-41
God's Sovereign Dominion and Goodness. ( b. c. 1520.) 25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; 26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man; 27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? 28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? 29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? 30 The… Read the whole commentary →