28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.


In Context

25 To make a weight for the wind; yea, he meteth out the waters by measure.

26 When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:

27 Then did he see it, and declare it; he established it, yea, and searched it out.

28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

Job 28:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom; and to depart from evil [is] understanding.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

28:28And he said to man, 'The fear of the Lord-that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.' "

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

28:28And he said to man: Behold the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom: and to depart from evil, is understanding.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

28:28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:28And unto man he said, Lo, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:28And to man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:28To man he said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.'|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

28:28And He saith to man: — 'Lo, fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to turn from evil is understanding.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:28And to man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.