Job 28:20

20 From where, then, does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?

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 unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.

19 Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.

20 From where, then, does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?

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

22 Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’