Job 28:23
God understandeth the way thereof, and He knoweth the place thereof.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
In Context
22Destruction and Death say: 'We have heard a rumor thereof with our ears.'
24For He looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;
Cross References
Psalms 19:7(19-8) The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
Proverbs 2:6For the LORD giveth wisdom, out of His mouth cometh knowledge and discernment;
Proverbs 8:22The LORD made me as the beginning of His way, the first of His works of old.
Matthew Henry on Job 28:21-28
The Wisdom Hidden from Man; The Wisdom Revealed to Man. ( b. c. 1520.) 20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? 21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air. 22 Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears. 23 God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. 24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven; 25 To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the… Read the whole commentary →