Job 28:20
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
In Context
21For it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and concealed from the fowl of the heavens.
Cross References
Job 28:23God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth its place:
Proverbs 2:6For Jehovah giveth wisdom; out of his mouth [come] knowledge and understanding.
1 Corinthians 2:6But we speak wisdom among the perfect; but wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who come to nought.
James 1:17Every good gift and every perfect gift comes down from above, from the Father of lights, with whom is no variation nor shadow of turning.
Matthew Henry on Job 28:13-20
The Excellency of Wisdom. ( b. c. 1520.) 14 The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me. 15 It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. 16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. 17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. 18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies. 19 The topaz of Ethiopia… Read the whole commentary →