Job 28:20
18 Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
19 Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.
From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?
21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.
22 Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’
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Compare
- BSB
- From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?
- KJV
- Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
- WEB
- Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?
- ASV
- Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
- DARBY
- Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
- BLB
- And the wisdom, from where does it come? And where [is] this place of understanding?
- ÅB
- Hvor kommer da visdommen fra? Og hvor har forstanden sin bolig?
- OTB
- «Så hvorfra kommer visdommen?
Og hvor er stedet for forstand? - B1930
- Hvor kommer da visdommen fra? Og hvor har forstanden sin bolig?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 1:5
Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
Read in contextJob 28:12
But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?
Read in contextJob 28:28
And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
Read in contextJames 1:17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
Read in contextJob 28:23
But God understands its way, and He knows its place.
Read in context1 Corinthians 2:6–15
Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 7:23–24
All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me.
Read in contextProverbs 2:6
For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
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