Job 11:12 Cross References

Job 11:12

12: An empty-headed person won't become wise any more than a wild donkey can bear human offspring!

Fool! When will you ever learn that faith that does not result in good deeds is useless?

If you are wise and understand God's ways, live a life of steady goodness so that only good deeds will pour forth. And if you don't brag about the good you do, then you will be truly wise!
But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your hearts, don't brag about being wise. That is the worst kind of lie.
For jealousy and selfishness are not God's kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and motivated by the Devil.
For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and every kind of evil.
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no partiality and is always sincere.

I was so foolish and ignorant--I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you.

Then I realized that God allows people to continue in their sinful ways so he can test them. That way, they can see for themselves that they are no better than animals.

Only an ignorant person would not know this! Only a fool would not understand it.

From the greatest to the lowliest--all are nothing in his sight. If you weigh them on the scales, they are lighter than a puff of air.
Don't try to get rich by extortion or robbery. And if your wealth increases, don't make it the center of your life.

I am too ignorant to be human, and I lack common sense.
I have not mastered human wisdom, nor do I know the Holy One.
Who but God goes up to heaven and comes back down? Who holds the wind in his fists? Who wraps up the oceans in his cloak? Who has created the whole wide world? What is his name--and his son's name? Tell me if you know!

You are like a wild donkey, sniffing the wind at mating time. Who can restrain your lust? Those who desire you do not even need to search, for you come running to them!

Stop fooling yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world's standards, you will have to become a fool so you can become wise by God's standards.
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say, "God catches those who think they are wise in their own cleverness."
And again, "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are worthless."

Live in harmony with each other. Don't try to act important, but enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don't think you know it all!

Don't I have a right to complain? Wild donkeys bray when they find no green grass, and oxen low when they have no food.

All of us used to live that way, following the passions and desires of our evil nature. We were born with an evil nature, and we were under God's anger just like everyone else.

"You really know everything, don't you? And when you die, wisdom will die with you!
Well, I know a few things myself--and you're no better than I am. Who doesn't know these things you've been saying?

And this is what he says to all humanity: `The fear of the Lord is true wisdom; to forsake evil is real understanding.'"

He catches those who think they are wise in their own cleverness, so that their cunning schemes are thwarted.

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