Verse 2

Truly -- ye `are' the people, And with you doth wisdom die.

Referenced Verses

  • Job 6:24-25 : 24 Shew me, and I -- I keep silent, And what I have erred, let me understand. 25 How powerful have been upright sayings, And what doth reproof from you reprove?
  • Job 8:8-9 : 8 For, ask I pray thee of a former generation, And prepare to a search of their fathers, 9 (For of yesterday we `are', and we know not, For a shadow `are' our days on earth.) 10 Do they not shew thee -- speak to thee, And from their heart bring forth words?
  • Job 11:2 : 2 Is a multitude of words not answered? And is a man of lips justified?
  • Job 11:6 : 6 And declare to thee secrets of wisdom, For counsel hath foldings. And know thou that God forgetteth for thee, `Some' of thine iniquity.
  • Job 11:12 : 12 And empty man is bold, And the colt of a wild ass man is born.
  • Job 15:2 : 2 Doth a wise man answer `with' vain knowledge? And fill `with' an east wind his belly?
  • Job 17:4 : 4 For their heart Thou hast hidden From understanding, Therefore Thou dost not exalt them.
  • Job 17:10 : 10 Return, and come in, I pray you, And I find not among you a wise man.
  • Job 20:3 : 3 The chastisement of my shame I hear, And the spirit of mine understanding Doth cause me to answer:
  • Job 32:7-9 : 7 I said: Days do speak, And multitude of years teach wisdom. 8 Surely a spirit is in man, And the breath of the Mighty One Doth cause them to understand. 9 The multitude are not wise, Nor do the aged understand judgment. 10 Therefore I have said: Hearken to me, I do shew my opinion -- even I. 11 Lo, I have waited for your words, I give ear unto your reasons, Till ye search out sayings. 12 And unto you I attend, And lo, there is no reasoner for Job, `Or' answerer of his sayings among you. 13 Lest ye say, We have found wisdom, God doth thrust him away, not man.
  • Prov 28:11 : 11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes, And the intelligent poor searcheth him.
  • Isa 5:21 : 21 Wo `to' the wise in their own eyes, And -- before their own faces -- intelligent!
  • 1 Cor 4:10 : 10 we `are' fools because of Christ, and ye wise in Christ; we `are' ailing, and ye strong; ye glorious, and we dishonoured;
  • 1 Cor 6:5 : 5 unto your shame I speak: so there is not among you one wise man, not even one, who shall be able to discern in the midst of his brethren!