Job 28:12
But where can wisdom be found? Where is the place to gain understanding?
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
In Context
11They dam the sources of the rivers, and bring to light what is hidden.
13Human beings do not know the way to wisdom; it is not found among the living.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:9So please give me a mind that's receptive so I can rule your people well, understanding the difference between right and wrong, for who can rule this difficult people of yours?”
Job 28:28He said to humankind, ‘To reverence the Lord is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
Proverbs 2:4if you look for it as if it were silver and search for it as if it were hidden treasure;
Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom is good—it's like receiving an inheritance. It benefits everyone in life.
Ecclesiastes 7:24Everything that exists is beyond our grasp—too deep for our understanding. Who can comprehend it?
Colossians 2:3In him you can discover all the rich wisdom and knowledge of God.
Matthew Henry on Job 28:2-12
Extent of Human Discoveries. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it. 2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone. 3 He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. 4 The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men. 5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as… Read the whole commentary →