³⁶ Who has put wisdom in the high clouds, or given knowledge to the lights of the north?

⁶ Your desire is for what is true in the inner parts: in the secrets of my soul you will give me knowledge of wisdom.

⁸ But truly it is the spirit in man, even the breath of the Ruler of all, which gives them knowledge.

²⁶ To the man with whom he is pleased, God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of getting goods together and storing up wealth, to give to him in whom God has pleasure. This again is to no purpose and desire for wind.

¹⁷ Every good and true thing is given to us from heaven, coming from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change or any shade made by turning.

⁵ But if any man among you is without wisdom, let him make his request to God, who gives freely to all without an unkind word, and it will be given to him.

²⁶ For his God is his teacher, giving him the knowledge of these things.

⁶ For the Lord gives wisdom; out of his mouth come knowledge and reason:

⁴ He is wise in heart and great in strength: who ever made his face hard against him, and any good came of it?

¹ So let Bezalel and Oholiab get to work, with every wise-hearted man to whom the Lord has given wisdom and knowledge, to do whatever is necessary for the ordering of the holy place, as the Lord has given orders.

² Then Moses sent for Bezalel and Oholiab, and for all the wise-hearted men to whom the Lord had given wisdom, even everyone who was moved by the impulse of his heart to come and take part in the work:

³ And I have given him the spirit of God and made him wise and full of knowledge and expert in every sort of handwork,