Bible verse
Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.
Job 12:13 · BSB
The verses around it, from Job 12.
9 Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?
10 The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.
11 Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes its food?
12 Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.
13 Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.
14 What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.
15 If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.
16 True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.
17 He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.
KJV
With him [is] wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding.
ASV
With God is wisdom and might; He hath counsel and understanding.
ERV
With him is wisdom and might; he hath counsel and understanding.
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