Job 38:36
Who hath put understanding in the reins, And given intelligence to the mind?
Noyes Bible
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, so that they will go, And say to thee, “Here we are”?
37Who numbereth the clouds in wisdom? And who poureth out the bottles of heaven,
Cross References
Job 9:4He is excellent in wisdom, mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered?
Psalms 51:6Behold! thou desirest truth in the heart; So teach me wisdom in my inmost soul!
Ecclesiastes 2:26For to a man who is good in his sight God giveth wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he giveth the wearisome business of gathering and heaping up, to give it to him who is good before God. This also is vanity, and striving after wind.
James 1:5But if any one of you is wanting in wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it will 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 →