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or who hath given understanding to the heart?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Who has put wisdom in the mind? Or who has given understanding to the heart?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Who has put wisdom in the innermost being, Or given understanding to the mind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Who has put wisdom in the innermost being Or given understanding to the mind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Who has put wisdom in the innermost being, Or has given understanding to the mind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Who has given wisdom in the innermost being Or given understanding to the mind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Who has put wisdom in the innermost being [of man, or in the layers of clouds] Or given understanding to the mind [of man, or to the heavenly display]?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who put wisdom in the heart or gave the mind understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who put wisdom in the heart or gave the mind understanding? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Did you teach birds to know that rain or floods are on their way? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the mind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Who put wisdom in the heart or gave understanding to the mind? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Who tells the ibis when the Nile will flood, or who tells the rooster that rain will fall? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Who sets wisdom within you, or imbues your mind with understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who has put wisdom in the heart or given understanding to the mind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Who has put wisdom in the heart, or has imparted understanding to the mind? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the covered part?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Who hath put in the inward parts wisdom? Or who hath given To the covered part understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Who put wisdom in the reins? or who gave understanding to the mind?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who hath put wisdom in the heart of man? or who gave the cock understanding? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Who placed discernment in the guts of man, or who gave the rooster intelligence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Who gives wisdom to the ibis, and gives the rooster understanding? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Who has put wisdom in the inward parts, or given understanding to the mind?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given vision to understanding?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Who set wisdom in a hiding place, or who gave vision to discernment?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And who has given to women skill in weaving, or knowledge of embroidery?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/38-36.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=6054" 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/38.htm">God Challenges Job</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">35</span>Can you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’? <span class="reftext">36</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî·šā- (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">Who</a> <a href="/hebrew/7896.htm" title="7896: ṯ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To put, set. A primitive root; to place.">has put</a> <a href="/hebrew/2451.htm" title="2451: ḥāḵ·māh (N-fs) -- Wisdom. From chakam; wisdom.">wisdom</a> <a href="/hebrew/2910.htm" title="2910: baṭ·ṭu·ḥō·wṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fp) -- Inward parts. From tachah in the sense of overlaying; the kidneys; hence the inmost thought.">in the heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî- (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯan (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">given</a> <a href="/hebrew/998.htm" title="998: ḇî·nāh (N-fs) -- An understanding. From biyn; understanding.">understanding</a> <a href="/hebrew/7907.htm" title="7907: laś·śeḵ·wî (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Perhaps appearance, phenomenon. From the same as Sekuw; observant, i.e. the mind.">to the mind?</a> </span><span class="reftext">37</span>Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Or who can tilt the water jars of the heavens…<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/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="/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/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="/daniel/2-21.htm">Daniel 2:21</a></span><br />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="/1_corinthians/1-30.htm">1 Corinthians 1:30</a></span><br />It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.<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="/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="/ecclesiastes/2-26.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:26</a></span><br />To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-17.htm">Ephesians 1:17</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-13.htm">Proverbs 3:13-14</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding, / for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Romans 11:33</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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/3-12.htm">1 Kings 3:12</a></span><br />behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been another like you, nor will there ever be.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-15.htm">Luke 21:15</a></span><br />For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-6.htm">Psalm 51:6</a></span><br />Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-6.htm">1 Corinthians 2:6-7</a></span><br />Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. / No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? or who has given understanding to the heart?</p><p class="hdg">Who hath put</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/32-8.htm">Job 32:8</a></b></br> But <i>there is</i> a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/51-6.htm">Psalm 51:6</a></b></br> Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden <i>part</i> thou shalt make me to know wisdom.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/2-6.htm">Proverbs 2:6</a></b></br> For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth <i>cometh</i> knowledge and understanding.</p><p class="hdg">who hath given</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/31-3.htm">Exodus 31:3</a></b></br> And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/36-1.htm">Exodus 36:1,2</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/28-26.htm">Isaiah 28:26</a></b></br> For his God doth instruct him to discretion, <i>and</i> doth teach him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/38-34.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/job/38-34.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-13.htm">Endowed</a> <a href="/job/37-24.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/job/38-15.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-24.htm">Innermost</a> <a href="/job/20-2.htm">Inward</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-14.htm">Lights</a> <a href="/job/36-4.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-17.htm">Mists</a> <a href="/job/37-22.htm">North</a> <a href="/job/36-21.htm">Part</a> <a href="/job/26-14.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/job/38-18.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/job/38-5.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/38-37.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/job/40-13.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-5.htm">Endowed</a> <a href="/job/41-24.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/job/39-18.htm">High</a> <a href="/psalms/51-6.htm">Innermost</a> <a href="/psalms/5-9.htm">Inward</a> <a href="/psalms/136-7.htm">Lights</a> <a href="/job/39-17.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/psalms/135-7.htm">Mists</a> <a href="/psalms/48-2.htm">North</a> <a href="/job/41-6.htm">Part</a> <a href="/job/41-12.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/job/39-17.htm">Understanding</a> <a href="/job/38-37.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Job 38</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-1.htm">God challenges Job to answer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-4.htm">God, by his mighty works, convinces Job of ignorance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/38-31.htm">and weakness</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/38.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/38.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Who has put wisdom in the heart</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the divine origin of wisdom, suggesting that true wisdom is a gift from God. In the biblical context, wisdom is often associated with the fear of the Lord (<a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a>). The heart, in ancient Hebrew thought, is the center of one's being, encompassing emotions, will, and intellect. This aligns with the biblical view that God is the source of all wisdom, as seen in Solomon's request for wisdom in <a href="/1_kings/3-9.htm">1 Kings 3:9-12</a>. The rhetorical question implies that no human can claim credit for the wisdom that resides within; it is a divine endowment.<p><b>or given understanding to the mind?</b><br>Understanding, like wisdom, is portrayed as a divine gift. The mind, or "inner man," is where discernment and comprehension occur. This phrase suggests that intellectual and spiritual insight are not merely human achievements but are granted by God. This is consistent with the biblical theme that God grants understanding to those who seek Him, as seen in <a href="/daniel/2-21.htm">Daniel 2:21</a>, where God is described as the one who gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding. The rhetorical nature of the question underscores human limitations and the necessity of divine intervention for true understanding.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and questioning God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Creator and Sustainer of the universe, who speaks to Job out of the whirlwind in <a href="/bsb/job/38.htm">Job 38</a>, challenging Job's understanding and perspective.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_whirlwind.htm">The Whirlwind</a></b><br>The medium through which God speaks to Job, symbolizing God's power and majesty.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_source_of_wisdom.htm">Divine Source of Wisdom</a></b><br>Recognize that true wisdom and understanding are gifts from God, not merely human achievements.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a></b><br>Acknowledge our limitations in understanding and approach God with humility, seeking His wisdom in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_heart_and_mind.htm">The Role of the Heart and Mind</a></b><br>Understand that God imparts wisdom to both the heart and mind, indicating a holistic approach to spiritual and intellectual growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_wisdom.htm">Seeking God’s Wisdom</a></b><br>Actively seek God's wisdom through prayer, scripture, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God’s Sovereignty</a></b><br>Trust that God, in His sovereignty, knows what is best for us and will provide the wisdom we need in His timing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 38</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_means_'god_grants_desires'.htm">What does 'God granting heart's desires' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_anyone_be_vindicated_before_god.htm">In Job 25:4, how can anyone be vindicated before God if even those closest to Him are considered unclean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_job_both_wicked_and_blameless.htm">In Job 22:5, Eliphaz accuses Job of great wickedness, yet Job 1:1 calls him blameless; how do we resolve this apparent contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_envy_impact_peace_and_ties.htm">How does the Bible inspire creative expression?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/38.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(36) <span class= "bld">Wisdom in the inward parts.</span>--The mention of the inward parts and the heart here, in the midst of natural phenomena, perplexes every one; but it is a natural solution to refer them to the lightnings personified: "Who hath put such understanding in their inward parts?"<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 36.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts?</span> Some refer this to human wisdom, and understand the Almighty as asking - Who has put man's wisdom into his inward parts? literally, <span class="accented">into his kidneys</span>, or as our idiom would express it, "into his heart." But there is great difficulty in supposing a sudden transition from clouds and lightning in vers. 34, 35 to the human understanding in ver. 36, <span class="accented">with a return to clouds and rain</span> in ver. 37. Hence many of the best critics understand ver. 36 of the purpose and intelligence that may be regarded as existing in the clouds and rain and lightning themselves, which are God's ministers, and run to and fro at his command, and execute his pleasure. (So Schultens, Rosenmuller, Professor Lee, and Professer Stanley Leathes.) To obtain this result, we must translate the word <span class="hebrew">טוּחות</span> By "tempest" or "thunder-belts," and the word <span class="hebrew">שׂכוי</span>, in the next clause, by "storm n or something similar (see the Revised Version, where "dark clouds" is suggested as an alternative for "inward parts'" and "meteor" as an alternative for "heart"). The whole passage will then run thus: Who <span class="accented">hath put wisdom in the thunderbolts? or who hath given understanding to the tempest?</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/38-36.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">Who</span><br /><span class="heb">מִי־</span> <span class="translit">(mî·šā-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has put</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֭ת</span> <span class="translit">(ṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7896.htm">Strong's 7896: </a> </span><span class="str2">To put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wisdom</span><br /><span class="heb">חָכְמָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥāḵ·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2451.htm">Strong's 2451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wisdom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the heart</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּטֻּח֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(baṭ·ṭu·ḥō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2910.htm">Strong's 2910: </a> </span><span class="str2">The kidneys, the inmost thought</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or</span><br /><span class="heb">א֤וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, if</span><br /><br /><span class="word">given</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">understanding</span><br /><span class="heb">בִינָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇî·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_998.htm">Strong's 998: </a> </span><span class="str2">An understanding</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the mind?</span><br /><span class="heb">לַשֶּׂ֣כְוִי</span> <span class="translit">(laś·śeḵ·wî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7907.htm">Strong's 7907: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps appearance, phenomenon</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/38-36.htm">Job 38:36 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/38-36.htm">Job 38:36 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/38-36.htm">Job 38:36 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/38-36.htm">Job 38:36 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/38-36.htm">Job 38:36 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/38-36.htm">Job 38:36 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/38-36.htm">Job 38:36 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/38-36.htm">Job 38:36 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/38-36.htm">Job 38:36 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/38-36.htm">Job 38:36 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/38-36.htm">OT Poetry: Job 38:36 Who has put wisdom in the inward (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/38-35.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 38:35"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 38:35" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/38-37.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 38:37"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 38:37" /></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>