Job 28:20
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
In Context
19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be equal to it, neither shall it be compared to the cleanest dyeing.
21It is hid from the eyes of all living. and the fowls of the air know it not.
Cross References
Job 28:23God understandeth the way of it, and he knoweth the place thereof.
Proverbs 2:6Because the Lord giveth wisdom: and out of his mouth cometh prudence and knowledge.
1 Corinthians 2:6Howbeit we speak wisdom among the perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, neither of the princes of this world that come to nought;
James 1:17Every best gift, and every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor shadow of alteration.
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 →