Job 28:21

Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.

Cross-reference

Job 28:7 Parallel

In Job 28:7, no bird of prey knows the path — reinforcing that wisdom is hidden from all living creatures.

Job 28:13 Parallel

In Job 28:13, man does not know wisdom's worth and it is not found in the land of the living — directly parallel to being hidden from all living.

Matthew 11:25 echoes Job 28:21: God hides wisdom from the wise but reveals to babes.

Matthew 13:17 Related theme

Matthew 13:17 shows prophets desired to see hidden things, aligning with wisdom hidden from all.

In 1 Corinthians 2:7-10, Paul describes God's wisdom hidden in a mystery, now revealed through the Spirit — directly parallel to Job's hidden wisdom.

In Colossians 2:3, Christ is said to contain all hidden treasures of wisdom and knowledge — the hidden wisdom of Job is personified in Christ.

In Matthew 13:35, Jesus quotes Psalm 78:2 about uttering hidden things — echoing Job's theme of wisdom hidden from all living, now revealed.