Job 28:20

20 Where then does wisdom come from, and where is understanding located?

Job 28:20 Meaning and Commentary

Job 28:20

Whence then cometh wisdom? and where [is] the place of
understanding?
] The same questions as in ( Job 28:12 ) ; repeated to set forth the superior excellency of wisdom, and to carry on the discourse, and lead on to other things concerning it. (See Gill on Job 28:12).

Job 28:20 In-Context

18 Coral and quartz are not worth mentioning. The price of wisdom is beyond pearls.

19 Topaz from Cush cannot compare with it, and it cannot be valued in pure gold.

20 Where then does wisdom come from, and where is understanding located?

21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the sky.

22 Abaddon and Death say, "We have heard news of it with our ears."