Job 38:36
Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 forth lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee: 'Here we are'?
37Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,
Cross References
Exodus 31:3and I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
Job 9:4He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength; who hath hardened himself against Him, and prospered?
Psalms 51:6(51-8) Behold, Thou desirest truth in the inward parts; make me, therefore, to know wisdom in mine inmost heart.
Ecclesiastes 2:26For to the man that is good in His sight He giveth wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner He giveth the task, to gather and to heap up, that he may leave to him that is good in the sight of God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
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 →