Job 28:20

20 "Whence then comes wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

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 No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; the price of wisdom is above pearls.

19 The topaz of Ethiopia cannot compare with it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.

20 "Whence then comes wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

21 It is hid from the eyes of all living, and concealed from the birds of the air.

22 Abaddon and Death say, 'We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.'