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Job 28:20
From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
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Christian Standard Bible®
Where then does wisdom come from,and where is understanding located?
Where then does wisdom come from,and where is understanding located?
Hebrew Names Version
Whence then comes wisdom? Where is the place of understanding?
Whence then comes wisdom? Where is the place of understanding?
King James Version
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
English Standard Version
"From where, then, does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?
"From where, then, does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?
New Century Version
"So where does wisdom come from, and where does understanding live?
"So where does wisdom come from, and where does understanding live?
New English Translation
"But wisdom—where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding?
"But wisdom—where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding?
Amplified Bible
"From where then does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?
"From where then does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?
New American Standard Bible
"Where then does wisdom come from? And where is this place of understanding?
"Where then does wisdom come from? And where is this place of understanding?
World English Bible
Whence then comes wisdom? Where is the place of understanding?
Whence then comes wisdom? Where is the place of understanding?
Geneva Bible (1587)
Whence then commeth wisedome? and where is the place of vnderstanding,
Whence then commeth wisedome? and where is the place of vnderstanding,
Legacy Standard Bible
Where then does wisdom come from?And where is the place of understanding?
Where then does wisdom come from?And where is the place of understanding?
Berean Standard Bible
From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?
From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?
Contemporary English Version
Where then is wisdom?
Where then is wisdom?
Complete Jewish Bible
"So where does wisdom come from? where is the source of understanding,
"So where does wisdom come from? where is the source of understanding,
Darby Translation
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Easy-to-Read Version
"So where does wisdom come from? Where can we find understanding?
"So where does wisdom come from? Where can we find understanding?
George Lamsa Translation
Whence then comes wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Whence then comes wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Good News Translation
Where, then, is the source of wisdom? Where can we learn to understand?
Where, then, is the source of wisdom? Where can we learn to understand?
Lexham English Bible
Indeed, from where does wisdom come? And where in the world is the place of understanding?
Indeed, from where does wisdom come? And where in the world is the place of understanding?
Literal Translation
Where then does wisdom come from, and where is the place of understanding?
Where then does wisdom come from, and where is the place of understanding?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
From whece then commeth wy?dome? & where is the place of vnderstondinge?
From whece then commeth wy?dome? & where is the place of vnderstondinge?
American Standard Version
Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
King James Version (1611)
Whence then commeth wisedome? and where is the place of vnderstanding?
Whence then commeth wisedome? and where is the place of vnderstanding?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Whence then commeth wysdome? and where is the place of vnderstanding?
Whence then commeth wysdome? and where is the place of vnderstanding?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Whence then is wisdom found? and of what kind is the place of understanding?
Whence then is wisdom found? and of what kind is the place of understanding?
English Revised Version
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor wherof cometh wisdom, and which is the place of vndurstondyng?
Therfor wherof cometh wisdom, and which is the place of vndurstondyng?
Update Bible Version
From where then comes wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
From where then comes wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Webster's Bible Translation
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where [is] the place of understanding?
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where [is] the place of understanding?
New King James Version
"From where then does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?
"From where then does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?
New Living Translation
"But do people know where to find wisdom? Where can they find understanding?
"But do people know where to find wisdom? Where can they find understanding?
New Life Bible
Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?
Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?
New Revised Standard
"Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?
"Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Whence then cometh, wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Whence then cometh, wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Douay-Rheims Bible
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Revised Standard Version
"Whence then comes wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
"Whence then comes wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Young's Literal Translation
And the wisdom -- whence doth it come? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?
And the wisdom -- whence doth it come? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?
THE MESSAGE
"So where does Wisdom come from? And where does Insight live? It can't be found by looking, no matter how deep you dig, no matter how high you fly. If you search through the graveyard and question the dead, they say, ‘We've only heard rumors of it.'
"So where does Wisdom come from? And where does Insight live? It can't be found by looking, no matter how deep you dig, no matter how high you fly. If you search through the graveyard and question the dead, they say, ‘We've only heard rumors of it.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?
"Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?
Contextual Overview
20 From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge? 21 For it is kept secret from the eyes of all living, unseen by the birds of the air. 22 Destruction and Death say, We have only had word of it with our ears. 23 God has knowledge of the way to it, and of its resting-place; 24 For his eyes go to the ends of the earth, and he sees everything under heaven. 25 When he made a weight for the wind, measuring out the waters; 26 When he made a law for the rain, and a way for the thunder-flames; 27 Then he saw it, and put it on record; he gave it its fixed form, searching it out completely. 28 And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Job 28:12, Proverbs 2:6, Ecclesiastes 7:23, Ecclesiastes 7:24, 1 Corinthians 2:6-15, James 1:5, James 1:17
Reciprocal: Job 12:13 - wisdom Job 12:22 - discovereth Job 36:3 - fetch Job 37:19 - we
Cross-References
Genesis 28:1
Then Isaac sent for Jacob, and blessing him, said, Do not take a wife from among the women of Canaan;
Then Isaac sent for Jacob, and blessing him, said, Do not take a wife from among the women of Canaan;
Genesis 28:2
But go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and there get yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.
But go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel, your mother's father, and there get yourself a wife from the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.
Genesis 28:3
And may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples.
And may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples.
Genesis 28:7
And that Jacob had done as his father and mother said and had gone to Paddan-aram;
And that Jacob had done as his father and mother said and had gone to Paddan-aram;
Genesis 28:10
So Jacob went out from Beer-sheba to go to Haran.
So Jacob went out from Beer-sheba to go to Haran.
Genesis 28:12
And he had a dream, and in his dream he saw steps stretching from earth to heaven, and the angels of God were going up and down on them.
And he had a dream, and in his dream he saw steps stretching from earth to heaven, and the angels of God were going up and down on them.
Genesis 28:15
And truly, I will be with you, and will keep you wherever you go, guiding you back again to this land; and I will not give you up till I have done what I have said to you.
And truly, I will be with you, and will keep you wherever you go, guiding you back again to this land; and I will not give you up till I have done what I have said to you.
Genesis 28:20
Then Jacob took an oath, and said, If God will be with me, and keep me safe on my journey, and give me food and clothing to put on,
Then Jacob took an oath, and said, If God will be with me, and keep me safe on my journey, and give me food and clothing to put on,
Genesis 31:13
I am the God of Beth-el, where you put oil on the pillar and took an oath to me: now then, come out of this land and go back to the country of your birth.
I am the God of Beth-el, where you put oil on the pillar and took an oath to me: now then, come out of this land and go back to the country of your birth.
1 Samuel 1:11
And she made an oath, and said, O Lord of armies, if you will truly take note of the sorrow of your servant, not turning away from me but keeping me in mind, and will give me a man-child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.
And she made an oath, and said, O Lord of armies, if you will truly take note of the sorrow of your servant, not turning away from me but keeping me in mind, and will give me a man-child, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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.
Job 28:12- :.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Whence then cometh wisdom? - This question is now repeated from Job 28:12, in order to give it greater emphasis. It is designed to fix the attention on the inquiry as one which found no solution in the discoveries of science, and whose solution was hidden from the most penetrating human intellect.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 28:20. Whence then cometh wisdom? — Nearly the same words as in Job 28:12, where see the note.
