Job 12:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 12:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 12:3 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these? understand..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 12:3 — KJV
“But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these? understanding: Heb. an heart I am...: Heb. I fall not lower than you who...: Heb. with whom are not such as these?”
— Job 12:3 (KJV)
Job 12:3 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 12:3
“And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree? considereth...: Heb. setteth to his heart the stock...: Heb. that which comes of a tree?”
Shares key themes with Job 12:3: understanding, yea, heb
“And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath. did there...: Heb. rose up”
Shares key themes with Job 12:3: things, these, heb
“And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age. in the flower...: Heb. men”
Shares key themes with Job 12:3: heb, heart, lower
“And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. Elijah: Heb. Elijahu: Gr. Elias”
Shares key themes with Job 12:3: yea, these, heb
“O LORD, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things. great...: Heb. greatnesses”
Shares key themes with Job 12:3: things, these, heb
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