Job 28:20

20 But wisdom, where does she come from? 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 Coral and jasper shouldn't be mentioned; the price of wisdom is more than rubies.

19 Cushite topaz won't compare with her; she can't be set alongside pure gold.

20 But wisdom, where does she come from? Where is the place of understanding?

21 She's hidden from the eyes of all the living, concealed from birds of the sky.

22 Destruction and Death have said, "We've heard a report of her."