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Job 9:4

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?

KJV

Sapiens corde est, et fortis robore : quis restitit ei, et pacem habuit ?

Vulgate

σοφὸς γάρ ἐστιν διανοίᾳ, κραταιός τε καὶ μέγας· τίς σκληρὸς γενόμενος ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ ὑπέμεινεν;

LXX

He iswise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered?—

ASV

חֲכַ֣ם לֵ֭בָב וְ/אַמִּ֣יץ כֹּ֑חַ מִֽי הִקְשָׁ֥ה אֵ֝לָ֗י/ו וַ/יִּשְׁלָֽם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אַמִּ֣יץ
'myts
adjective · 6×
וֹ
v
noun · 127×
וֹ
v
noun · 251×
חָכָ֣ם
chkm
noun · 135×
יְשַׁלֶּם
yshlm
verb · 111×
יַּקְשׁוּ֙
yqshv
verb · 27×
מִ֣י
my
particle · 420×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 10:22 — Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
  • Acts 9:5 — And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
  • Dan 4:35 — And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto h
  • Eph 3:10 — To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
  • Eph 3:20 — Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
  • Exod 14:17 — And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
  • Heb 3:8 — Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
  • Jer 50:24 — I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD.
  • Job 9:19 — If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?
  • Job 9:19 — If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?
  • Job 11:6 — And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
  • Job 12:13 — With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
  • Job 15:13 — That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth?
  • Job 15:25 — For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.
  • Job 34:14 — If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
  • Job 36:5 — Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.
  • Job 37:23 — Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.
  • Job 38:36 — Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
  • Job 41:10 — None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?
  • Jude 1:24 — Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
  • Nah 1:3 — The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
  • Prov 28:14 — Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
  • Prov 29:1 — He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
  • Ps 66:7 — He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
  • Rom 11:33 — O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!