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Tuesday, August 5th, 2025
the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
the Week of Proper 13 / Ordinary 18
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Geneva Bible
Job 28:20
Whence then commeth wisedome? and where is the place of vnderstanding,
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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?
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?
Bible in Basic English
From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
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 Whence then commeth wisedome? and where is the place of vnderstanding, 21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all the liuing, and is hid from the foules of the heauen? 22 Destruction and death say, We haue heard the fame thereof with our eares. 23 But God vnderstandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. 24 For he beholdeth the endes of the world, and seeth all that is vnder heauen, 25 To make the weight of the windes, and to weigh the waters by measure. 26 When he made a decree for the rayne, and a way for the lightening of the thunders, 27 Then did he see it, and counted it: he prepared it and also considered it. 28 And vnto man he said, Behold, the feare of the Lord is wisedome, and to depart from euil is vnderstanding.
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 Izhak called Iaakob and blessed him, and charged him, and sayde vnto him, Take not a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
Then Izhak called Iaakob and blessed him, and charged him, and sayde vnto him, Take not a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
Genesis 28:2
Arise, get thee to Padan Aram to the house of Bethuel thy mothers father, and thence take thee a wife of the daughters of Laban thy mothers brother.
Arise, get thee to Padan Aram to the house of Bethuel thy mothers father, and thence take thee a wife of the daughters of Laban thy mothers brother.
Genesis 28:3
And God all sufficient blesse thee, and make thee to encrease, and multiplie thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people,
And God all sufficient blesse thee, and make thee to encrease, and multiplie thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people,
Genesis 28:7
And that Iaakob had obeyed his father & his mother, and was gone to Padan Aram:
And that Iaakob had obeyed his father & his mother, and was gone to Padan Aram:
Genesis 28:10
Now Iaakob departed from Beer-sheba, and went to Haran,
Now Iaakob departed from Beer-sheba, and went to Haran,
Genesis 28:12
Then he dreamed, & behold, there stoode a ladder vpon the earth, and the top of it reached vp to heauen: and loe, the Angels of God went vp and downe by it.
Then he dreamed, & behold, there stoode a ladder vpon the earth, and the top of it reached vp to heauen: and loe, the Angels of God went vp and downe by it.
Genesis 28:15
And lo, I am with thee, and wil keepe thee whithersoeuer thou goest, and will bring thee againe into this lande: for I will not forsake thee vntill I haue performed that, that I haue promised thee.
And lo, I am with thee, and wil keepe thee whithersoeuer thou goest, and will bring thee againe into this lande: for I will not forsake thee vntill I haue performed that, that I haue promised thee.
Genesis 28:20
Then Iaakob vowed a vowe, saying, If God will be with me, and will keepe me in this iourney which I go, & wil giue me bread to eate, and clothes to put on:
Then Iaakob vowed a vowe, saying, If God will be with me, and will keepe me in this iourney which I go, & wil giue me bread to eate, and clothes to put on:
Genesis 31:13
I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anoyntedst the pillar, where thou vowedst a vowe vnto me. Nowe arise, get thee out of this countrey and returne vnto ye land where thou wast borne.
I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anoyntedst the pillar, where thou vowedst a vowe vnto me. Nowe arise, get thee out of this countrey and returne vnto ye land where thou wast borne.
1 Samuel 1:11
Also she vowed a vowe, and sayd, O Lord of hostes, if thou wilt looke on the trouble of thine handmaide, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaide, but giue vnto thine handmaide a manchilde, then I will giue him vnto the Lord all the dayes of his life, and there shall no rasor come vpon his head.
Also she vowed a vowe, and sayd, O Lord of hostes, if thou wilt looke on the trouble of thine handmaide, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaide, but giue vnto thine handmaide a manchilde, then I will giue him vnto the Lord all the dayes of his life, and there shall no rasor come vpon his head.
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.
