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


In Context

25 When he established the force of the wind and measured out the waters,

26 when he made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderstorm,

27 then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it.

28 And he said to man, 'The fear of the Lord-that is wisdom, and to shun 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 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 English Revised 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 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.