Job 11:12
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 11
“For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.”Job 11:12
What Does Job 11:12 Mean?
Job 11:12 is found in the book of Job, chapter 11, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Job 11:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ecclesiastes 7:16“Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself ?”Isaiah 5:21“Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!”Job 39:5“Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?”James 2:20“But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?”Genesis 16:12“And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.”Job 30:7“Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together.”Psalms 73:22“So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.”Ecclesiastes 3:18“I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.”Jeremiah 2:24“A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.”Jeremiah 8:8“How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.”James 3:13“Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.”Job 5:13“He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.”Job 6:5“Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?”Job 12:2“No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.”Job 15:14“What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?”Job 28:28“And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.”Psalms 51:5“Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.”Psalms 62:9“Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.”Psalms 92:6“A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.”Proverbs 30:2“Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.”
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