Job 12:2

In 11 translations

BSB

“Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die!

KJV

No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.

WEB

“No doubt, but you are the people, and wisdom will die with you.

ASV

No doubt but ye are the people, And wisdom shall die with you.

LSV

“Truly—you [are] the people, and wisdom dies with you.

YLT

Truly — ye [are] the people, And with you doth wisdom die.

DBY

Truly ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you!

DRC

Are you then men alone, and shall wisdom die with you?

GNV

In deede because that ye are the people onely, wisedome must dye with you.

JPS

No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.

LXXE

So then ye alone are men, and wisdom shall die with you?

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Original-language editions

WLC

אָ֭מְנָם כִּ֣י אַתֶּם־עָ֑ם וְ֝עִמָּכֶ֗ם תָּמ֥וּת חָכְמָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Εἶτα ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἄνθρωποι, ἢ μεθʼ ὑμῶν τελευτήσει σοφία;

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Cross-references most cited first

• Isaiah 5:21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
• Job 8:8–10Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers. For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow. Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from…
• Job 32:7–13I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom. But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding. It is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who…
• Job 11:6and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.
• Job 6:24–25Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred. How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?
• 1 Corinthians 4:10We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.
• Job 17:4You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore You will not exalt them.
• Job 11:2“Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?
• Job 11:12But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!
• Proverbs 28:11A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.
• Job 15:2“Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind?
• Job 20:3I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding prompts a reply.
• Job 17:10But come back and try again, all of you. For I will not find a wise man among you.
• 1 Corinthians 6:5I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?

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