Job 28:20

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

Job 28:20 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
English Standard Version (ESV)
20 "From where, then, does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?
New Living Translation (NLT)
20 “But do people know where to find wisdom? Where can they find understanding?
The Message Bible (MSG)
20 "So where does Wisdom come from? And where does Insight live?
American Standard Version (ASV)
20 Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
20 "Where does wisdom come from? Where does understanding live?
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
20 Where then does wisdom come from, and where is understanding located?
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
20 "So where does wisdom come from? Where does understanding live?

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 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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