Job 42:3
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 42
“Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.”Job 42:3
What Does Job 42:3 Mean?
Job 42:3 is found in the book of Job, chapter 42, verse 3 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 42:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 131:1“Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.”Psalms 139:6“Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.”Job 38:2“Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?”Proverbs 25:2“It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.”Psalms 40:5“Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.”Psalms 139:4“For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.”Proverbs 30:2“Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.”Job 5:9“Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:”Psalms 77:10“And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High.”Jeremiah 30:21“And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD.”Job 6:30“Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?”Job 15:6“Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.”Proverbs 30:18“There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:”Job 6:26“Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?”Job 13:1“Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.”Job 13:22“Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.”Job 31:37“I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.”Job 34:35“Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.”Job 37:19“Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.”Jeremiah 49:19“Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?”
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