Job
King James Version (KJV)
Job 28:20
“Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?”
King James Version (KJV)
Job 28:20 Context
17The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. 18No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies. 19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold. 20Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? 21Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air. 22Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears. 23God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
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Other Translations
Whence then commeth wisedome? and where is the place of vnderstanding?
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
- American Standard Version (1901)
From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
- Basic English Bible
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
- Darby Bible
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
- Webster's Bible
Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?
- World English Bible
And the wisdom -- whence doth it come? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?
- Youngs Literal Bible
Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
- American Standard Version (1901)
From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
- Basic English Bible
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
- Darby Bible
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
- Webster's Bible
Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?
- World English Bible
And the wisdom -- whence doth it come? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?
- Youngs Literal Bible
Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Job 28:20
28:20 Whence, &c. - By a diligent inquiry, we find at length, that there is a twofold wisdom; one hid in God, which belongs not to us, the other revealed to man, which belongs to us and to our children.