Job 28:20
Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
In Context
19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
21Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
Cross References
Job 28:23God understandeth the way thereof, and He knoweth the place thereof.
Proverbs 2:6For the LORD giveth wisdom, out of His mouth cometh knowledge and discernment;
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 →