Job 28:20

20 Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?

Job 28:20 in Other Translations

KJV
20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
ESV
20 "From where, then, does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?
NLT
20 “But do people know where to find wisdom? Where can they find understanding?
MSG
20 "So where does Wisdom come from? And where does Insight live?
CSB
20 Where then does wisdom come from, and where is understanding located?

Job 28:20 In-Context

18 Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
19 The topaz of Cush cannot compare with it; it cannot be bought with pure gold.
20 Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?
21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, concealed even from the birds in the sky.
22 Destruction and Death say, “Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.”

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Job 9:4; ver 23,28
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