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King James Version (1611 Edition)
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?
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?
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?
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 liuing, and kept close from the foules of the ayre. 22 Destruction and death say, Wee haue heard the fame thereof with our eares. 23 God vnderstandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. 24 For hee looketh to the endes of the earth, and seeth vnder the whole heauen: 25 To make the weight for the windes, and he weigheth the waters by measure. 26 When hee made a decree for the raine, and a way for the lightning of the thunder: 27 Then did he see it, and declare it, he prepared it, yea and searched it out. 28 And vnto man he said, Behold, the feare of the Lord, that is wisedome, and to depart from euill, 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
And Isaac called Iacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and saide vnto him, Thou shalt not take a wife, of the daughters of Canaan.
And Isaac called Iacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and saide vnto him, Thou shalt not take a wife, of the daughters of Canaan.
Genesis 28:2
Arise, goe to Padan Aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mothers father, and take thee a wife from thence, of the daughters of Laban thy mothers brother.
Arise, goe to Padan Aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mothers father, and take thee a wife from thence, of the daughters of Laban thy mothers brother.
Genesis 28:3
And God Almighty blesse thee, and make thee fruitfull, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people:
And God Almighty blesse thee, and make thee fruitfull, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people:
Genesis 28:7
And that Iacob obeyed his father, and his mother, and was gone to Padan-Aram;
And that Iacob obeyed his father, and his mother, and was gone to Padan-Aram;
Genesis 28:10
And Iacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran.
And Iacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran.
Genesis 28:12
And he dreamed, and beholde, a ladder set vp on the earth, and the top of it reached to heauen: and beholde the Angels of God ascending and descending on it.
And he dreamed, and beholde, a ladder set vp on the earth, and the top of it reached to heauen: and beholde the Angels of God ascending and descending on it.
Genesis 28:15
And behold, I am with thee, and will keepe thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee againe into this land: for I will not leaue thee, vntill I haue done that which I haue spoken to thee of.
And behold, I am with thee, and will keepe thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee againe into this land: for I will not leaue thee, vntill I haue done that which I haue spoken to thee of.
Genesis 28:20
And Iacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keepe me in this way that I goe, and will giue me bread to eate, and raiment to put on,
And Iacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keepe me in this way that I goe, and will giue me bread to eate, and raiment to put on,
Genesis 31:13
I am the God of Bethel, where thou annoyntedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow vnto mee: now arise, get thee out from this land, and returne vnto the land of thy kindred.
I am the God of Bethel, where thou annoyntedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow vnto mee: now arise, get thee out from this land, and returne vnto the land of thy kindred.
1 Samuel 1:11
And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hostes, if thou wilt indeed looke on the affliction of thine handmayd, and remember me, and not forget thine handmayd, but wilt giue vnto thine handmayd a man childe, then I will giue him vnto the Lord all the dayes of his life, and there shall no rasor come vpon his head.
And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hostes, if thou wilt indeed looke on the affliction of thine handmayd, and remember me, and not forget thine handmayd, but wilt giue vnto thine handmayd a man childe, 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.
