Job 12:2
No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
No doubt but ye are the people, and wisedome shall die with you.
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- Isaiah 5:21Rank 1 from verse 2
- 1 Corinthians 4:10Rank 2 from verse 2
- 1 Corinthians 6:5Rank 3 from verse 2
6And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
6And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisedome, that they are double to that which is: know therefore that God exacteth of thee lesse then thine iniquitie deserueth.
- Job 32:7–13Rank 11 from verse 2
7I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
8But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
9Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
10Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion.
11Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.
12Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:
13Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.
7I said, Dayes should speake, and multitude of yeeres should teach wisedome.
8*But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almightie giueth them vnderstanding.
9Great men are not alwayes wise: neither doe the aged vnderstand iudgement.
10Therfore I sayd, Hearken to me: I also will shew mine opinion.
11Behold, I waited for your words: I gaue eare to your †reasons, whilest you searched out †what to say.
12Yea, I attended vnto you: and beholde, there was none of you that conuinced Iob, or that answered his words:
13Lest ye should say, We haue found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.
- Job 6:24–25Rank 12 from verse 2
24Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
25How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
24Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause mee to vnderstand wherein I haue erred.
25How forcible are right wordes? but what doeth your arguing reproue?
- Job 8:8–10Rank 13 from verse 2
8For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
9(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:)
10Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
8*For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thy selfe to the search of their fathers.
9(For *we are but of yesterday, and know †nothing, because our dayes vpon earth are a shadow.)
10Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, & vtter words out of their heart?
- Proverbs 28:11Rank 14 from verse 2
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Job 12:2
Sense 1: Uncertainty, perplexity, or wavering of mind; hesitation to believe or be settled in opinion. Sense 2: To be uncertain, question, or waver in judgment.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.
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Knowledge, understanding, judgment, skill, or prudence.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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1AND Job answered and said,
1¶ And Iob answered, and sayd,
2No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
2No doubt but ye are the people, and wisedome shall die with you.
Selected passage3But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
3But I haue †vnderstanding as well as you, †I am not inferiour to you: yea, †who knoweth not such things as these?