Job 28:20

20 Where, then, is the source of wisdom? Where can we learn to understand?

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 The value of wisdom is more Than coral or crystal or rubies.
19 The finest topaz and the purest gold Cannot compare with the value of wisdom.
20 Where, then, is the source of wisdom? Where can we learn to understand?
21 No living creature can see it, Not even a bird in flight.
22 Even death and destruction Admit they have heard only rumors.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.