Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or {being} his counsellor hath taught him? {his...: Heb. man of his counsel}

For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, {that} shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?

For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard {it}? {counsel: or, secret}

How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, {afore...: or, a little before}

Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct {him}? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.

Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? {as he...: or, if he may be profitable, doth his good success depend thereon?}

And the earth brought forth grass, {and} herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed {was} in itself, after his kind: and God saw that {it was} good.

The secret {things belong} unto the LORD our God: but those {things which are} revealed {belong} unto us and to our children for ever, that {we} may do all the words of this law.

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, {that} the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? {there is} no searching of his understanding.

For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?

Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or {being} his counsellor hath taught him? {his...: Heb. man of his counsel}

Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct {him}? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

And all the inhabitants of the earth {are} reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and {among} the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?

By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

Shall {any} teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.

For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard {it}? {counsel: or, secret}

Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?