Job 12:13
New Revised Standard Version
“With God are wisdom and strength; he has counsel and understanding.

Contemporary English Version
But God is the real source of wisdom and strength.

New American Bible
With him are wisdom and might; his are counsel and understanding.

Douay-Rheims Bible
With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.

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Job 32:6-9 Then Eliu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered, and said: I am younger in days, and you are more ancient, therefore hanging down my head, I was afraid to shew you my opinion. . . .

wisdom

Job 12:16 With him is strength and wisdom: he knoweth both the deceivers, and him that is deceived.

Job 9:4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath resisted him, and hath had peace?

Job 28:20-28 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? . . .

Job 36:5 God doth not cast away the mighty, whereas he himself also is mighty.

Psalm 147:5 Great is our Lord, and great is his power: and of his wisdom there is no number.

Proverbs 2:6,7 He wilt keep the salvation of the righteous, and protect them that walk in simplicity, . . .

Jeremiah 10:12 He that maketh the earth by his power, that prepareth the world by his wisdom, and stretcheth out the heavens by his knowledge.

Daniel 2:20 And speaking, he said: Blessed be the name of the Lord from eternity and for evermore: for wisdom and fortitude are his.

Luke 21:15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to resist and gainsay.

1 Corinthians 1:24 But unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God.

Colossians 2:3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

James 1:5 But if any of you want wisdom, let him ask of God who giveth to all men abundantly and upbraideth not. And it shall be given him.

counsel

Proverbs 8:14 By me kings reign, and lawgivers decree just things.

Isaiah 40:13,14 Who hath forwarded the spirit of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor, and hath taught him? . . .

Isaiah 46:10 Remember the former age, for I am God, and there is no God beside, neither is there the like to me:

Romans 11:34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? Or who hath been his counsellor?

Ephesians 1:8,11 Which hath superabounded in us, in all wisdom and prudence, . . .

Context
Job Responds to Zophar
12In the ancient is wisdom, and in length of days prudence. 13With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.14If he pull down, there is no man that can build up: if he shut up a man, there is none that can open.…
Cross References
Job 9:4
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath resisted him, and hath had peace?

Job 11:6
That he might shew thee the secrets of wisdom, and that his law is manifold, and thou mightest understand that he exacteth much less of thee, than thy iniquity deserveth.

Job 26:12
By his power the seas are suddenly gathered together, and his wisdom has struck the proud one.

Job 32:8
But, as I see, there is a spirit in men, and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth understanding.

Job 36:5
God doth not cast away the mighty, whereas he himself also is mighty.

Job 38:36
Who hath put wisdom in the heart of man? or who gave the cock understanding?

Daniel 2:20
And speaking, he said: Blessed be the name of the Lord from eternity and for evermore: for wisdom and fortitude are his.

Job 12:12
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