Job 12:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 12:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 12:12 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 12:12 — KJV
“With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.”
— Job 12:12 (KJV)
Job 12:12 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 12:12
“There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; father: or, grandfather”
Shares key themes with Job 12:12: wisdom, days, understanding
“And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,”
Shares key themes with Job 12:12: wisdom, understanding
“And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;”
Shares key themes with Job 12:12: wisdom, understanding
“Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.”
Shares key themes with Job 12:12: wisdom, understanding
“Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”
Shares key themes with Job 12:12: wisdom, understanding
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