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And what great insight you have displayed!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />How you have enlightened my stupidity! What wise advice you have offered!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />How you have counseled him who has no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />How hast thou counselled <i>him that hath</i> no wisdom? and <i>how</i> hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />How have you counseled <i>one who has</i> no wisdom? And <i>how</i> have you declared sound advice to many?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“What advice you have given to <i>one</i> without wisdom! What helpful insight you have abundantly provided!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220What counsel you have given to one without wisdom! What helpful insight you have abundantly provided!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“What counsel you have given to <i>one</i> without wisdom! What helpful insight you have abundantly provided!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />What counsel you have given to <i>one</i> without wisdom! What sound wisdom you have abundantly made known!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“How you have counseled the one who has no wisdom! And how abundantly you have provided sound wisdom <i>and</i> helpful insight!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How you have counseled the unwise and abundantly provided insight!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How you have counseled the unwise and thoroughly explained the path to success! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, And plentifully declared sound knowledge!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You have given great advice and wonderful wisdom to someone truly in need. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You have advised the person who has no wisdom and offered so much assistance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You give such good advice and share your knowledge with a fool like me! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />What counsel you provide to the fool! What insight you provide so abundantly!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />How you have advised the one without wisdom, and abundantly revealed your insight! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />How have you counseled him who has no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />How hast thou counseled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou abundantly declared the thing as it is?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />How have you counseled him who has no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />How you have given counsel to the unwise, "" And made known wise plans in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> What -- thou hast given counsel to the unwise, And wise plans in abundance made known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />How didst thou counsel to him of no wisdom? and didst thou make known help for abundance?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />To whom hast thou given counsel? perhaps to him that hath no wisdom, and thou hast shewn thy very great prudence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />To whom have you given advice? Perhaps it is to him that has no wisdom or prudence that you have revealed your many ideas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />How you give counsel to one without wisdom; how profuse is the advice you offer! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />How you have counseled one who has no wisdom, and given much good advice!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />How have you counselled him who has no wisdom? And how have you expounded so many doctrines?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />How have you counseled him who is without wisdom, and how much instruction have you made known?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom, And plentifully declared sound knowledge!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />To whom hast thou given counsel? is it not to him who has all wisdom? whom wilt thou follow? is it not one who has the greatest power?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/26-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=3860" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/26.htm">Job: Who Can Understand God's Majesty?</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>“How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble! <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: mah- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">How</a> <a href="/hebrew/3289.htm" title="3289: yā·‘aṣ·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To advise, counsel. A primitive root; to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve.">you have counseled</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lə·lō (Prep-l:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">the unwise</a> <a href="/hebrew/2451.htm" title="2451: ḥāḵ·māh (N-fs) -- Wisdom. From chakam; wisdom."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: hō·w·ḏā·‘ə·tā (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">and provided</a> <a href="/hebrew/7230.htm" title="7230: lā·rōḇ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Multitude, abundance, greatness. From rabab; abundance.">fully sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/8454.htm" title="8454: wə·ṯū·šî·yāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Or tushiyah; from an unused root probably meaning to substantiate; support or ability, i.e. help, an undertaking, understanding.">insight!</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>To whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-14.htm">Proverbs 8:14</a></span><br />Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight and strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-13.htm">Isaiah 40:13-14</a></span><br />Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or informed Him as His counselor? / Whom did He consult to enlighten Him, and who taught Him the paths of justice? Who imparted knowledge to Him and showed Him the way of understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33-34</a></span><br />O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways! / “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-16.htm">1 Corinthians 2:16</a></span><br />“For who has known the mind of the Lord, so as to instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-5.htm">James 1:5</a></span><br />Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/2-6.htm">Proverbs 2:6</a></span><br />For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-29.htm">Isaiah 28:29</a></span><br />This also comes from the LORD of Hosts, who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-3.htm">Colossians 2:3</a></span><br />in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-20.htm">Daniel 2:20-21</a></span><br />and declared: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him. / He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-17.htm">Ephesians 1:17-18</a></span><br />that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him. / I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/147-5.htm">Psalm 147:5</a></span><br />Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12</a></span><br />The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-29.htm">1 Kings 4:29-30</a></span><br />And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore. / Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-2.htm">Isaiah 11:2</a></span><br />The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-24.htm">1 Corinthians 1:24</a></span><br />but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">How have you counceled him that has no wisdom? and how have you plentifully declared the thing as it is?</p><p class="hdg">counselled</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/6-13.htm">Job 6:13</a></b></br> <i>Is</i> not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/12-3.htm">Job 12:3</a></b></br> But I have understanding as well as you; I <i>am</i> not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/13-5.htm">Job 13:5</a></b></br> O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.</p><p class="hdg">plentifully</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/33-3.htm">Job 33:3,33</a></b></br> My words <i>shall be of</i> the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/38-2.htm">Job 38:2</a></b></br> Who <i>is</i> this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/49-1.htm">Psalm 49:1-4</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all <i>ye</i> people; give ear, all <i>ye</i> inhabitants of the world: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/23-6.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/job/12-6.htm">Abundantly</a> <a href="/job/5-13.htm">Advice</a> <a href="/job/24-25.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/job/22-18.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-8.htm">Counseled</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-8.htm">Counselled</a> <a href="/job/15-18.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/esther/1-4.htm">Displayed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">Fully</a> <a href="/job/23-6.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-11.htm">Helpful</a> <a href="/ezra/8-16.htm">Insight</a> <a href="/job/1-5.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/job/23-14.htm">Plans</a> <a href="/genesis/41-47.htm">Plentifully</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-31.htm">Provided</a> <a href="/job/21-12.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/job/22-25.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/job/19-4.htm">True.</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-6.htm">Unwise</a> <a href="/job/22-2.htm">Wisdom</a> <a href="/job/22-2.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/30-15.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/job/36-28.htm">Abundantly</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-25.htm">Advice</a> <a href="/job/31-37.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/job/29-4.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/psalms/16-7.htm">Counseled</a> <a href="/psalms/16-7.htm">Counselled</a> <a href="/job/26-4.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/psalms/8-1.htm">Displayed</a> <a href="/psalms/31-23.htm">Fully</a> <a href="/job/27-16.htm">Great</a> <a href="/acts/20-20.htm">Helpful</a> <a href="/job/34-35.htm">Insight</a> <a href="/job/31-27.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/psalms/14-6.htm">Plans</a> <a href="/psalms/31-23.htm">Plentifully</a> <a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Provided</a> <a href="/job/30-31.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/job/27-11.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/job/33-3.htm">True.</a> <a href="/psalms/106-33.htm">Unwise</a> <a href="/job/26-12.htm">Wisdom</a> <a href="/job/32-9.htm">Wise</a><div class="vheading2">Job 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/26-1.htm">Job, reproving the uncharitable spirit of Bildad</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/26-5.htm">acknowledges the power of God to be infinite and unsearchable</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>How you have counseled the unwise</b><br>This phrase is part of Job's response to Bildad, one of his friends who has been offering advice throughout the dialogue. The term "unwise" here can be seen as ironic, as Job is critiquing the quality of the counsel he has received. In the broader biblical context, wisdom is a central theme in the Book of Job, contrasting human understanding with divine wisdom. The irony in Job's statement may reflect the limitations of human wisdom compared to God's infinite understanding, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a>, which advises trusting in the Lord rather than one's own insight. The cultural context of the time placed high value on wisdom and counsel, often associated with age and experience, yet Job challenges this notion by highlighting the inadequacy of his friends' advice.<p><b>and provided fully sound insight!</b><br>The phrase "fully sound insight" is again used ironically by Job. He is questioning the depth and accuracy of the insights offered by his friends. In the historical context, the friends' advice is based on retributive justice, a common belief in ancient Near Eastern cultures that suffering is a direct result of personal sin. Job's experience and his challenge to this belief system foreshadow the New Testament revelation of grace and the suffering of the righteous, as seen in the life of Jesus Christ. Theologically, this phrase underscores the theme of human limitation in understanding divine purposes, a theme that is echoed in <a href="/isaiah/55-8.htm">Isaiah 55:8-9</a>, where God's thoughts and ways are described as higher than human thoughts and ways.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure in the Book of Job, a man of great faith and patience who endures immense suffering and questions the justice of God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/bildad.htm">Bildad</a></b><br>One of Job's three friends who attempts to explain Job's suffering by suggesting it is a result of sin, offering traditional wisdom that Job challenges.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/u/uz.htm">Uz</a></b><br>The land where Job lived, often associated with the region east of Israel, possibly in Edom or northern Arabia.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate source of wisdom and understanding, whose ways and thoughts are higher than human comprehension.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_heavenly_court.htm">The Heavenly Court</a></b><br>The setting at the beginning of the Book of Job where God and Satan discuss Job's faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_limitations_of_human_wisdom.htm">The Limitations of Human Wisdom</a></b><br>Human wisdom, while valuable, is limited and often fails to grasp the full scope of God's purposes and plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_seeking_divine_insight.htm">The Importance of Seeking Divine Insight</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to seek wisdom from God, who provides insight that is fully sound and surpasses human understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_counsel_in_times_of_suffering.htm">The Role of Counsel in Times of Suffering</a></b><br>When offering counsel to those who are suffering, it is crucial to rely on God's wisdom rather than solely on human reasoning or tradition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_understanding.htm">Humility in Understanding</a></b><br>Recognize the need for humility in our understanding and acknowledge that God's wisdom is beyond our full comprehension.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_true_wisdom.htm">The Value of True Wisdom</a></b><br>True wisdom is characterized by its alignment with God's truth and its ability to provide genuine insight and guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_show_love_and_kindness.htm">When is it time to be silent or speak?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'all_one_in_christ'_mean.htm">What is the manifold wisdom of God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job_26_7_cosmology_or_poetry.htm">Job 26:7: Does the statement about the earth 'hanging on nothing' truly reflect advanced cosmological insight or is it simply poetic language?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_zophar_with_psalm_73.htm">How do we reconcile Zophar's rigid cause-and-effect theology in Job 20 with other biblical passages (like Psalm 73) that acknowledge the prosperity of the wicked without immediate judgment?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">The thing as it is?</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">How hast thou plentifully declared sound knowledge?<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom?</span> What counsel or advice is there in anything that thou hast said, by following which I might be benefited? Admitting my own want of wisdom, how hast thou bettered my case? <span class="cmt_word">And how hast thou plenteously declared the thing as it is?</span> rather, <span class="accented">How hast thou plenteously declared sound knowledge?</span> What can there be said to have been in the way of sound knowledge, or good practical common sense (<span class="hebrew">חוּשִׁיָה</span>), in the discourse which thou hast addressed to me? - a discourse made up of truisms. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/26-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">How</span><br /><span class="heb">מַה־</span> <span class="translit">(mah-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you have counseled</span><br /><span class="heb">יָּ֭עַצְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·‘aṣ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3289.htm">Strong's 3289: </a> </span><span class="str2">To advise, to deliberate, resolve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the unwise</span><br /><span class="heb">לְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and provided</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹדָֽעְתָּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·ḏā·‘ə·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fully sound</span><br /><span class="heb">לָרֹ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(lā·rōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7230.htm">Strong's 7230: </a> </span><span class="str2">Multitude, abundance, greatness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">insight!</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝תוּשִׁיָּ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯū·šî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8454.htm">Strong's 8454: </a> </span><span class="str2">Support, ability, help, an undertaking, understanding</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/26-3.htm">Job 26:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/26-3.htm">Job 26:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/26-3.htm">Job 26:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/26-3.htm">Job 26:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/26-3.htm">Job 26:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/26-3.htm">Job 26:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/26-3.htm">Job 26:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/26-3.htm">Job 26:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/26-3.htm">Job 26:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/26-3.htm">Job 26:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/26-3.htm">OT Poetry: Job 26:3 How have you counseled him who has (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/26-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 26:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 26:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/26-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 26:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 26:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>