Job 28 Cross References - MSTC

¹ There are places were silver is molten, and where gold is tried; ² where iron is digged out of the ground, and stones resolved to metal. ³ The darkness shall once come to an end: he can seek out the ground of all things; the stones, the dark, and the shadow of death. ⁴ With the river of water parteth he asunder the strange people, that knoweth no good neighborhead; such as are rude, unmannerly and boisterous. ⁵ He bringeth food out of the earth, and that which is under, consumeth he with fire. ⁶ There is found a place, whose stones are clean Sapphires, and where the clots of the earth are gold. ⁷ There is a way also that the birds know not, that no vulture's eye hath seen; ⁸ wherein the proud and high minded walk not, and where no lion cometh. ⁹ There putteth he his hand upon the stony rocks, and overthroweth the mountains. ¹⁰ Rivers flow out of the rocks, and look: what is pleasant, his eye seeth it. ¹¹ Out of drops bringeth he great floods together, and the thing that is hid bringeth he to light. ¹² How cometh a man then by wisdom? Where is the place that men find understanding? ¹³ Verily, no man can tell how worthy a thing she is, neither is she found in the land of the living. ¹⁴ "The deep sayeth, 'She is not in me.' The sea sayeth, 'She is not with me.' ¹⁵ She cannot be gotten for the most fine gold, neither may the price of her be bought with any money. ¹⁶ No wedges of gold of Ophir, no precious Onyx stones, no Sapphire may be compared unto her. ¹⁷ No, neither gold nor Crystal, neither sweet odours nor golden plate. ¹⁸ There is nothing so worthy, or so excellent, as once to be named unto her: for perfect wisdom goeth far beyond them all. ¹⁹ The Topaz that cometh out of Ethiopia may in no wise be likened unto her: yea, no manner of apparel how pleasant and fair soever it be. ²⁰ "From where then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding? ²¹ She is hid from the eyes of all men; yea, and from the fouls of the air. ²² Destruction and death say, 'We have heard tell of her with our ears.' ²³ But God seeth her way, and knoweth her place. ²⁴ For he holdeth the ends of the world and looketh upon all that is under the heaven. ²⁵ When he weighed the winds, and measured the waters; ²⁶ When he set the rain in order, and gave the mighty floods a law; ²⁷ Then did he see her, then declared he her, prepared her and knew her. ²⁸ And unto man he said, 'Behold, to fear the LORD is wisdom: and to forsake evil, is understanding.'"

¹¹ The name of the one is Pishon; he it is that compasseth all the land of Havilah, where gold groweth. ¹² And the gold of that country is precious; there is found bdellium and a stone called Onyx.

¹⁵ "My lord, hearken unto me. The land is worth four hundredth sicles of silver: But what is that betwixt thee and me? Bury thy dead."

²² And as the camels had left drinking, he took an earring of half a sicle weight, and two bracelets for her hands, of ten sicles weight of gold,

⁴⁸ And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the Altar of gold, and the table of gold whereon the shewbread was put. ⁴⁹ And five candlesticks, for the right side, and as many for the left, before the quyre, of pure gold: with flowers, lamps, and snuffers of gold; ⁵⁰ and bowls, Psalteries, basins, spoons and fire pans of pure gold; and hinges of gold both for the doors of the quyre, the place most holy, and for the doors of the temple also.

²¹ And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the wood of Lebanon were of pure gold. And as for silver, it was nothing worth in the days of Solomon.

² Moreover, I have prepared with all my might for the house of God: gold for things of gold, and silver for things of silver, brass for things of brass, iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood: and onyx stones, set stones, and of other gay stones, and all manner of precious stones, and of marble great abundance. ³ And yet because I have lust to the house of my God, I have several gold and silver which I give to the house of my God above all I have prepared for the holy house: ⁴ even three thousand talents of gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of silver tried: ⁵ to sile the walls of the house with gold where it becometh, and with silver where silver is meet, and for all manner of work by the hands of Artificers. And let me see who is willing also, to fill his hand for the LORD this day."

⁶ The words of the LORD are pure words: even as the silver, which from the earth is tried, and purified seven times in the fire.

³ Like as silver is tried in the fire and gold in the furnace, even so doth the LORD prove the hearts.

²¹ Silver is tried in the mould, and gold in the furnace, and so is a man, when he is openly praised to his face.

¹⁰ Behold, I have purged thee, and not for money. I have chosen thee in the fire of poverty;

⁹ And the same third part will I bring through the fire, and will cleanse them, as the silver is cleansed: Yea and try them, like as gold is tried. Then shall they call upon my name, and I will hear them: I will say, 'It is my people.' And they shall say, 'LORD, my God.'"

² Who shall endure in the day of his coming, or who shall stand to behold him? For he is as trying fire, and as the herb that fullers scour withal. ³ And he shall sit trying and purging silver, and shall purify the sons of Levi, and shall fine them as gold and silver. And they shall bring offering unto the LORD of righteousness.

⁷ that your faith, once tried, being much more precious than gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto laud, glory, and honour, at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

²² And Zillah she also bare Tubalcain; a worker in metal and a father of all that grave in brass and iron. And Tubalcain's sister was called Naamah.

²² Gold, silver, brass, iron, tin and lead,

⁹ a land wherein thou shalt not eat bread in scarceness, and where thou shalt lack nothing, a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou shalt dig brass.

¹⁴ Behold: in mine adversity I have prepared for the house of the LORD a hundred thousand talents of gold and a thousand, thousand talents of silver, and as for brass and iron it cannot be numbered, it is so much. And I have prepared timber and stone, and shalt provide more thereto.

²¹ before I go thither, from whence I shall not turn again. Namely, to that land of darkness and shadow of death: ²² yea, into a land as dark as darkness itself, and into the shadow of death where is none order; but light there is as darkness."

²² "Look: what lieth hid in darkness, he declareth it openly! And the very shadow of death bringeth he to light!

¹⁶ Camest thou ever into the ground of the sea: or hast thou walked in the low corners of the deep? ¹⁷ Have the gates of death been open unto thee, or hast thou seen the door of everlasting treasure?

⁴ If thou seekest after her as after money, and diggest for her as for treasures;

¹³ applied my mind to seek out and search for the knowledge of all things that are done under heaven. Such travail and labor hath God given to the children of men, to exercise themselves therein.

¹³ Shall not the LORD of Hosts bring this to pass, that the laborers of the people shall be burnt with a great fire, and that the thing whereupon the people have wearied themselves, shall be lost?

³³ But rather, seek ye first the kingdom of heaven, and the righteousness thereof; and all these things shall be ministered unto you.

⁸ And the Lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely. For the children of this world, are in their kind, wiser than the children of light.

¹¹ And God said, "Let the earth bring forth herb and grass that sow seed, and fruitful trees that bear fruit, every one in his kind, having their seed in themselves, upon the earth." And it came so to pass. ¹² And the earth brought forth herb and grass sowing seed, every one in his kind, and trees bearing fruit and having their seed in themselves, every one in his kind. And God saw that it was good:

²⁹ And God said, "See, I have given you all herbs that sow seed which are on all the earth, and all manner trees that have fruit in them and sow seed; to be meat for you,

¹⁴ Thou bringest forth grass for the cattle, and green herbs for the service of men. ¹⁵ Thou bringest food out of the earth: wine to make glad the heart of man, oil to make him a cheerful countenance and bread to strengthen man's heart.

²⁵ And when he hath made it plain, he soweth it with fitches or cumin. He soweth the wheat and Barley in their place, Milium and Rye also in their place. ²⁶ And that he may do it right, his God teacheth him and showeth him. ²⁷ For he treadeth not the fitches out with a waine, neither bringeth he the cart here and there over the cumin, but he thresheth the fitches out with a flail, and the cumin with a rod. ²⁸ As for the wheat, he grindeth it to make bread thereof; Inasmuch as he cannot bring it to pass with treading out. For neither the bruising that the cart wheels make, nor his beasts, can grind it. ²⁹ This and such like things come of the LORD of Hosts which is marvelous in counsel, and great in righteousness.

¹³ Thou hast been in the pleasure garden of God; thou art decked with all manner of precious stones: with Ruby, Topaz, Crystal, Jacinth, Onyx, Jasper, Sapphire, Smaragdus, Carbuncle, and gold. Thy beauty and the holes that be in thee were set forth in the day of thy creation. ¹⁴ Thou art a fair Cherub, stretched wide out for to cover. I have set thee upon the holy mount of God, there hast thou been, and walked among the fair glistering stones.

¹⁰ and saw the God of Israel, and under his feet as it were a brick work of sapphire, and as it were the fashion of heaven when it is clear,

¹⁶ No wedges of gold of Ophir, no precious Onyx stones, no Sapphire may be compared unto her.

¹⁴ His hands are like gold rings, having enclosed the precious stone of Tarshish; His body is as the pure ivory, decked over with Sapphires.

¹¹ Behold thou poor, vexed, and despised: I will make thy walls of precious stones, and thy foundation of Sapphires;

¹⁹ and the foundations of the wall of the city was garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third a chalcedony, the fourth an emerald:

⁶ that he might show thee out of his secret wisdom how manifold his law is! Then shouldest thou know that God had forgotten thee, because of thy sins.

²¹ She is hid from the eyes of all men; yea, and from the fouls of the air. ²² Destruction and death say, 'We have heard tell of her with our ears.' ²³ But God seeth her way, and knoweth her place.

¹⁹ then show me where light dwelleth, and where darkness is:

²⁴ By what way is the light parted, and the heat dealt out upon the earth?

³³ O the deepness of the abundant wisdom and knowledge of God: how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out.

⁴ When he reproveth the sea, he drieth it up, and turneth all the floods to dry land. Bashan is desolate, Carmel and the pleasure of Lebanon wasteth away. ⁵ The mountains tremble for him, the hills consume. At the sight of him the earth quaketh: yea, the whole world, and all that dwell therein. ⁶ Who may endure before his wrath? Or who is able to abide his grim displeasure? His anger taketh on like fire, and the hard rocks burst in sunder before him.

²³ In every labour there is some profit; but only vain words bringeth forth penury.

⁴ Through discretion shall the chambers be filled with all costly and pleasant riches.

⁹ Thou showedest thy bow openly, like as thou hadst promised with an oath unto the tribes. Selah. Thou didst divide the waters of the earth.

⁸ He bindeth the water in his clouds, and the cloud is not broken under them.

²⁵ If there be no water, I will grave and drink. And as for waters of defense, I shall dry them up with the feet of mine Host.

²⁷ I say to the ground, "Be dry," and I dry up thy water floods.

² I will go before thee, and make the crooked straight. I shall break the brazen doors, and burst the iron bars. ³ I shall give thee the hid treasure and the thing which is secretly kept, that thou mayest know, that I the God of Israel have called thee by thy name:

⁵ Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, which will lighten things that are hid in darkness: and open the counsels of the hearts. And then shall every man have praise of God.

⁹ Give therefore unto thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, and to discern between good, and bad. For who is able to judge this, thy so weighty a people?"

²⁰ "From where then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

²⁸ And unto man he said, 'Behold, to fear the LORD is wisdom: and to forsake evil, is understanding.'"

⁶ But lo, thou hast a pleasure in the truth, and hast showed me secret wisdom.

⁴ If thou seekest after her as after money, and diggest for her as for treasures; ⁵ then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. ⁶ For it is the LORD that giveth wisdom, out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

¹⁹ With wisdom hath the LORD laid the foundation of the earth, and through understanding hath he established the heavens.

²³ All these things have I proved because of wisdom: For I thought to be wise, but she went farther from me than she was before; ²⁴ yea, and so deep that I might not reach unto her. ²⁵ I applied my mind also to knowledge, and to seek out science, wisdom and understanding: to know the foolishness of the ungodly, and the error of doting fools.

¹⁹ For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and will cast away the understanding of the prudent." ²⁰ Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the searcher of this world? Hath not God made the wisdom of this world foolishness?

³ in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

⁵ If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, which giveth to all men indifferently and casteth no man in the teeth; and it shall be given him.

¹⁷ Every good gift, and every perfect gift, is from above and cometh down from the father of light, with whom is no variableness, neither is he changed unto darkness.

¹⁵ She cannot be gotten for the most fine gold, neither may the price of her be bought with any money. ¹⁶ No wedges of gold of Ophir, no precious Onyx stones, no Sapphire may be compared unto her. ¹⁷ No, neither gold nor Crystal, neither sweet odours nor golden plate. ¹⁸ There is nothing so worthy, or so excellent, as once to be named unto her: for perfect wisdom goeth far beyond them all. ¹⁹ The Topaz that cometh out of Ethiopia may in no wise be likened unto her: yea, no manner of apparel how pleasant and fair soever it be.

²¹ She is hid from the eyes of all men; yea, and from the fouls of the air. ²² Destruction and death say, 'We have heard tell of her with our ears.'

¹⁰ More to be desired are they than gold, yea than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

⁵ Therefore shall God destroy thee forever; he shall take thee, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

⁷² The law of thy mouth is dearer unto me, than thousands of gold and silver.

¹⁴ for the getting of it is better than any merchandise of silver, and the profit of it is better than gold. ¹⁵ Wisdom is more worth than precious stones, and all the things that thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

¹¹ For wisdom is more worth than precious stones; yea, all the things that thou canst desire, are not to be compared unto it.

¹⁸ Riches and honour are with me; yea, excellent goods and righteousness. ¹⁹ My fruit is better than gold, and precious stones, and mine increase more worth than fine silver.

¹⁶ To have wisdom in possession is better than gold; and to get understanding is more worth than silver.

²³ Labour for to get the truth, sell not away wisdom, nurture and understanding;

¹⁶ And so I applied my mind to learn wisdom, and to know the travail that is in the world; and that of such a fashion that I suffered not my eyes to sleep neither day nor night. ¹⁷ I understood of all the works of God, that it is not possible for a man, to attain unto works that are done under the Sun: and though he bestow his labour to seek them out, yet can he not reach unto them: yea, though a wise man would undertake to know them, yet might he not find them.

¹¹ I spake within myself, 'I shall never visit the LORD God in this life: I shall never see man among the dwellers of the world.

⁸ By the reason of the affliction, he was not esteemed: and yet his generation who can number? When he is taken from the earth of living men: for my people's transgression he was plagued.

⁴⁴ "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in the field, the which a man findeth and hideth it: and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. ⁴⁵ Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant, that seeketh good pearls, ⁴⁶ which when he had found one precious pearl, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

³³ O the deepness of the abundant wisdom and knowledge of God: how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out. ³⁴ For who hath known the mind of the Lord? Or who was his counselor?

¹⁸ There is nothing so worthy, or so excellent, as once to be named unto her: for perfect wisdom goeth far beyond them all.

¹³ Well is him that findeth wisdom, and obtaineth understanding,

¹⁰ Receive my doctrine therefore, and not silver: and my knowledge, more than fine gold. ¹¹ For wisdom is more worth than precious stones; yea, all the things that thou canst desire, are not to be compared unto it.

¹⁷ I am loving unto those that love me, and they that seek me early, shall find me.

¹⁹ My fruit is better than gold, and precious stones, and mine increase more worth than fine silver.

²⁰ The fourth, a Turquoise, Onyx and Jasper. And they shall be set in gold in their enclosures.

⁴ even three thousand talents of gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of silver tried:

⁹ Kings' daughters go in thy goodly array, and upon thy righthand standeth the queen in a vesture of the most fine gold.

¹² I will make a man dearer than fine gold, and a man to be more worth than a golden wedge of Ophir.

¹³ Thou hast been in the pleasure garden of God; thou art decked with all manner of precious stones: with Ruby, Topaz, Crystal, Jacinth, Onyx, Jasper, Sapphire, Smaragdus, Carbuncle, and gold. Thy beauty and the holes that be in thee were set forth in the day of thy creation.

²² Above over the heads of the beasts there was a firmament, which was fashioned as it had been of the most pure Crystal, and that was spread out above upon their heads:

⁶ And before the seat there was a sea of glass, like unto crystal, and in the midst of the seat, and round about the seat, were four beats full of eyes before and behind.

¹¹ having the brightness of God. And her shining was like unto a stone most precious, even a Jasper clear as Crystal:

¹ And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the seat of God and of the lamb.

¹⁵ Wisdom is more worth than precious stones, and all the things that thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

¹⁰ Whoso findeth a honest faithful woman, she is much more worth than pearls.

⁷ {Zayin} Her abstainers were whiter than the snow or milk: their colour was fresh red as the Coral, their beauty like the Sapphire.

¹⁶ The Syrians occupied with thee, because of thy divers works, and increased thy merchandise, with Smaragdus, with scarlet, with needle work, with white linen cloth, with silk and with Crystal.

⁶ Give not that which is holy to dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they tread them under their feet, and the other turn again and all to rend you.

⁹ Likewise also the women, that they array themselves in comely apparel with shamefastness, and discreet behavior, not with broided hair, other gold, or pearls, or costly array:

⁴ And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold, precious stone, and pearls, and had a cup of gold in her hand, full of abominations, and filthiness of her fornication.

¹² the ware of gold and silver, and precious stones, neither of pearl, and raynes, and purple, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and of iron,

²¹ The twelve gates were twelve pearls, every gate was of one pearl, and the street of the city was pure gold, as through shining glass.

¹⁷ And thou shalt fill it with four rows of stones. In the first row shall be a Sardius, a Topaz and Smaragdus.

¹⁰ And they filled it with four rows of stones — the first row: Sardius, a Topaz and Smaragdus;

²⁰ the fifth sardonyx: the sixth sardius: the seventh chrysolite: the eighth beryl: the ninth a topaz: the tenth a chrysoprasus: the eleventh a jacinth: the twelfth an amethyst.

¹² How cometh a man then by wisdom? Where is the place that men find understanding?

²³ But God seeth her way, and knoweth her place.

⁶ For it is the LORD that giveth wisdom, out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

²³ All these things have I proved because of wisdom: For I thought to be wise, but she went farther from me than she was before; ²⁴ yea, and so deep that I might not reach unto her.

⁶ That we speak of is wisdom among them that are perfect — not the wisdom of this world, neither of the rulers of this world, which goeth to nought - ⁷ but we speak the wisdom of God, which is in secret and lieth hid, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: ⁸ which wisdom none of the rulers of the world knew. For had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. ⁹ But as it is written, "The eye hath not seen, and the ear hath not heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him." ¹⁰ But God hath opened them unto us by his spirit. For the spirit searcheth all things, yea the bottom of God's secrets. ¹¹ For what man knoweth the things of a man: save the spirit of a man which is within him? Even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the spirit of God. ¹² And we have not received the spirit of the world: but the spirit which cometh of God, for to know the things that are given to us of God, ¹³ which things also we speak — not in the cunning words of man's wisdom, but with the cunning words of the holy ghost, making spiritual comparisons of spiritual things. ¹⁴ For the natural man perceiveth not the things of the spirit of God, for they are but foolishness unto him: Neither can he perceive them, because he is spiritually examined. ¹⁵ But he that is spiritual discusseth all things: yet he himself is judged of no man.

³ My mouth shall speak of wisdom, and my heart shall muse of understanding. ⁴ I will incline mine ear to the parable, and show my dark speech upon the harp.

²⁵ At that time, Jesus answered and said, "I praise thee, O father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast opened them unto babes,

¹⁷ "Verily I say unto you, that many prophets and perfect men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.

³⁵ to fulfill that which was spoken by the prophet saying, "I will open my mouth in similitudes, and will speak forth things which have been kept secret from the beginning of the world."

⁷ but we speak the wisdom of God, which is in secret and lieth hid, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: ⁸ which wisdom none of the rulers of the world knew. For had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. ⁹ But as it is written, "The eye hath not seen, and the ear hath not heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him." ¹⁰ But God hath opened them unto us by his spirit. For the spirit searcheth all things, yea the bottom of God's secrets.

⁶ yea, and all they which dwell beneath in the hell are not hid from him, and the very destruction itself cannot be kept out of his sight.

¹⁴ "The deep sayeth, 'She is not in me.' The sea sayeth, 'She is not with me.'

¹⁰ who perished at Endor, and became as the dung of the earth. ¹¹ Make their princes like Oreb and Zeeb. Yea, make all their princes like as Zebah and Zalmunna, ¹² who say, "We will have the houses of God in possession."

⁷ The law of the LORD is an undefiled law, converting the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, and giveth wisdom unto simple.

⁵ Great is our LORD, and great is his power: yea, and his wisdom is infinite.

¹⁴ I can give counsel, and be a guide: I have understanding, I have strength.

²² "The LORD himself had me in possession in the beginning of his ways, before he began his works afore time. ²³ I have been ordained from everlasting, and from the beginning before the earth was made. ²⁴ When I was born, there were neither depths nor springs of water. ²⁵ Before the foundations of the mountains were laid, yea before all hills was I born. ²⁶ The earth and all that is upon the earth was not yet made, no not the ground itself. ²⁷ For when he made the heavens, I was present; when he set up the depths in order; ²⁸ when he hanged the clouds above; when he fastened the springs of the deep; ²⁹ When he shut the sea within certain bounds, that the waters should not go over their marks. When he laid the foundations of the earth, ³⁰ I was with him, ordering all things, delighting daily, and rejoicing always before him. ³¹ As for the round compass of his world, I make it joyful: for my delight is to be among the children of men.

²⁷ All things are given unto me of my father: And no man knoweth the son, but the father; neither knoweth any man the father, save the son, and he to whom the son will open him.

²¹ That same time rejoiced Jesus in the holy ghost, and said, "I confess unto thee father Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast opened them to the babes. Even so, father, for so pleased it thee. ²² All things are given me of my father. And no man knoweth who the son is, but the father: neither who the father is, save the son, and he to whom the son will show him."

¹⁸ Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.

³⁰ And unto him pertain ye, in Christ Jesus, which of God is made unto us wisdom, and also righteousness, and sanctifying, and redemption.

²⁵ that is to say, to God our saviour which only is wise; be glory, majesty, dominion, and power, now and forever. Amen. {Here ends the General Epistle of Jude}

⁹ For the eyes of the LORD behold all the earth, to strengthen the hearts of them that are whole with him. Herein thou hast done foolishly, and therefore from henceforth thou shalt have war."

¹³ The LORD looked down from heaven, and beheld all the children of men; ¹⁴ from the habitation of his dwelling, he considereth all them that dwell on the earth.

³ The eyes of the LORD look on every place; both upon the good and bad.

¹⁰ For he that hath been despised a little season, shall rejoice, when he seeth the tin weight in Zerubbabel's hand. The seven eyes are the LORD's, which go through the whole world.'

⁶ And I beheld, and lo, in the midst of the seat and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a lamb as though he had been killed, which had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the spirits of God, sent into all the world.

¹⁵ Behold, if he withhold the waters, they dry up; If he let them go, they destroy the earth.

⁷ He bringeth forth the clouds from the ends of the world, and sendeth forth lightnings with the rain, bringing the winds out of their treasuries.

¹² "Who hath holden the waters in his fist? Who hath measured heaven with his span, and hath comprehended all the earth of the world in three measures? Who hath weighed the mountains and hills in a balance?

²⁶ Behold, so great is God, that he passeth our knowledge; neither are we able to come to the experience of his years.

³² In the turning of a hand he hideth the light, and at his commandment it cometh again.

³ He governeth everything under the heaven, and his light reacheth unto the end of the world.

¹¹ The clouds do their labour in getting moistness, the clouds pour down the rain.

²⁵ "Who divideth the abundance of waters into rivers, or who maketh a way for the stormy weather,

²⁷ to make the grass grow in places where no body dwelleth, and in the wilderness where no man remaineth?

³ It is the LORD that commandeth the waters: It is the glorious God that maketh the thunder. It is the LORD that ruleth the sea. ⁴ The voice of the LORD is mighty in operation; the voice of the LORD is a glorious voice. ⁵ The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedar trees; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. ⁶ He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon also, and Sirion, like a young unicorn. ⁷ The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire; ⁸ the voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; yea, the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. ⁹ The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to bring forth young, and discovereth the thick bushes; in his temple doth every man speak of his honour. ¹⁰ The LORD sitteth above the water-flood, and the LORD remaineth a King forever.

⁸ fire and hail, snow and vapors, wind and storm, fulfilling his word;

²² Are there any among the gods of the Gentiles, that send rain or give the showers of heaven? Dost not thou it, O LORD our God, in whom we trust? Yea LORD, thou dost all these things."

⁷ When there were but three months unto the harvest, I withheld the rain from you. Yea, I rained upon one city, and not upon another; one piece of ground was moistured with rain, and the ground that I rained not upon, was dry.

¹ Pray the LORD then betimes to give you the latter rain, so shall the LORD make clouds, and give you rain enough for all the increase of the field:

¹ {To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth his handiwork.

²² "The LORD himself had me in possession in the beginning of his ways, before he began his works afore time. ²³ I have been ordained from everlasting, and from the beginning before the earth was made. ²⁴ When I was born, there were neither depths nor springs of water. ²⁵ Before the foundations of the mountains were laid, yea before all hills was I born. ²⁶ The earth and all that is upon the earth was not yet made, no not the ground itself. ²⁷ For when he made the heavens, I was present; when he set up the depths in order; ²⁸ when he hanged the clouds above; when he fastened the springs of the deep; ²⁹ When he shut the sea within certain bounds, that the waters should not go over their marks. When he laid the foundations of the earth,

⁶ Keep them therefore and do them, for that is your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the nations: which, when they have heard all these ordinances, shall say, 'O what a wise and understanding people is this great nation.'

²⁹ The secrets pertain unto the LORD our God and the things that are opened pertain unto us and our children forever, that we do all the words of this law.

¹⁴ Eschew evil, and do good; seek peace, and ensue it.

¹⁰ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all they that do thereafter. The praise of it endureth forever.

⁷ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. But fools despise wisdom and instruction.

⁷ Be not wise in thine own conceit, but fear the LORD, and depart from evil:

⁴ "It is you, O ye men," sayeth she, "whom I call! Unto you, O ye children of men, lift I up my voice. ⁵ Take heed unto knowledge, O ye ignorant; be wise in heart, O ye fools.

²⁶ The earth and all that is upon the earth was not yet made, no not the ground itself. ²⁷ For when he made the heavens, I was present; when he set up the depths in order; ²⁸ when he hanged the clouds above; when he fastened the springs of the deep; ²⁹ When he shut the sea within certain bounds, that the waters should not go over their marks. When he laid the foundations of the earth, ³⁰ I was with him, ordering all things, delighting daily, and rejoicing always before him. ³¹ As for the round compass of his world, I make it joyful: for my delight is to be among the children of men. ³² "Therefore hearken unto me, O ye children, for blessed are they that keep my ways.

¹⁰ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of holy things is understanding.

¹⁴ The law is a well of life unto the wise; that it may keep him from the snares of death.

¹⁷ The path of the righteous escheweth evil; and whoso looketh well to his ways, keepeth his own soul.

¹³ Let us hear the conclusion of all things: Fear God, and keep his commandments, for that toucheth all men;

¹⁶ Thus saith the LORD God: Wash and be clean; put away the wickedness of your imaginations out of my sight. Cease to do evil and learn to do well.

¹⁹ But the sure ground of God remaineth, and hath this seal: the Lord knoweth them that are his, and let every man that calleth on the name of Christ, depart from iniquity.

¹³ If any man be wise and endued with learning among you, let him show the works of his good conversation in meekness that is coupled with wisdom. ¹⁴ But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, rejoice not: neither be liars against the truth. ¹⁵ This wisdom descendeth not from above: but is earthy, and natural, and devilish. ¹⁶ For where envying and strife is, there is unstableness, and all manner of evil works: ¹⁷ but the wisdom that is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, and without simulation.

¹¹ Let him eschew evil and do good: let him seek peace, and ensue it.