8,758 verses contain “Wit” (in the KJV: 6,860, in the BSB: 5,613) — showing 3,401–3,500
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The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him goes out.
His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away.
Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net around me.
I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I intreated him with my mouth.
I call for my servant, but he does not answer, though I implore him with my own mouth.
My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
My skin and flesh cling to my bones; I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.
I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!
His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.
The youthful vigor that fills his bones will lie down with him in the dust.
That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.
He must return the fruit of his labor without consuming it; he cannot enjoy the profits of his trading.
Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.
Their descendants are established around them, and their offspring before their eyes.
And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
Yet another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, having never tasted prosperity.
The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.
The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows behind him, and those before him are without number.
Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
Is it for your reverence that He rebukes you and enters into judgment against you?
Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.
There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.
For He carries out His decree against me, and He has many such plans.
Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.
From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.
For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.
For to them, deep darkness is their morning; surely they are friends with the terrors of darkness!
He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.
Yet by His power, God drags away the mighty; though rising up, they have no assurance of life.
Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places.
“Dominion and awe belong to God; He establishes harmony in the heights of heaven.
How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?
“How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble!
He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,
If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.
The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.
The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’
When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet.
When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,
My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
My glory is ever new within me, and my bow is renewed in my hand.’
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.
And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me.
And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction grip me.
Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.
You have ruthlessly turned on me; You oppose me with Your strong hand.
My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me.
My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.
My skin grows black and peels, and my bones burn with fever.
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,
Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.
This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God,
Now he hath not directed his words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches.
But Job has not directed his words against me, and I will not answer him with your arguments.
They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking.
Job’s friends are dismayed, with no more to say; words have escaped them.
For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.
For I am full of words, and my spirit within me compels me.
I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.
‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me.
Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings
That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
to turn a man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride,
If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:
He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.
He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.
Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,
Behold, all these things God does to a man, two or even three times,