Job 28:20

20 "So where does wisdom come from, and where does understanding live?

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 jasper are not worth talking about, and the price of wisdom is much greater than rubies.

19 The topaz from Cush cannot compare to wisdom; it cannot be bought with the purest gold.

20 "So where does wisdom come from, and where does understanding live?

21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, even from the birds of the air.

22 The places of destruction and death say, 'We have heard reports about it.'