Job 15:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?”

Job 15:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 15:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 15:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Have you heard the secret counsel of God? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?”

Job 15:8 — World English Bible

Job 15:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God? And dost thou limit wisdom to thyself?”

Job 15:8 — American Standard Version

Job 15:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Of the secret counsel of God dost thou hear? And withdrawest thou unto thee wisdom?”

Job 15:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 15:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Hast thou listened in the secret council ofGod? And hast thou absorbed wisdom for thyself?”

Job 15:8 — Darby Translation

Job 15:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Hast thou heard the secret counsell of God, and doest thou restraine wisedome to thee?”

Job 15:8 — Geneva Bible

Job 15:8 in Context — Job 15

6 Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

7 Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?

8 Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?

9 What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us?

10 With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.

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What Does Job 15:8 Mean?

Job 15:8 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 15. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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