Job 12:13
Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
In Context
12Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.
14What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.
Cross References
Job 9:4God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
Job 12:16True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.
Job 32:6So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.
Job 36:5Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
Psalms 147:5Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.
Proverbs 8:14Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight and strength.
Matthew Henry on Job 12:13-25
12 With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. 13 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. 14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. 15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. 16 With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his. 17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools. 18 He looseth… Read the whole commentary →