Job 28:20

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 Don't bother to talk about coral and jasper. Wisdom is worth far more than rubies.

19 A topaz from Cush can't compare with it. It can't be bought with the purest gold.

20 "So where does wisdom come from? Where does understanding live?

21 It's hidden from the eyes of every living thing. Even the birds of the air can't find it.

22 Death and the Grave say, 'Only reports about it have reached our ears.'