Job 28:20
But wisdom—whence cometh she? and where is the place of understanding?
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
In Context
19She cannot be estimated after the topaz of Ethiopia, nor can she be valued with pure gold.
21Yea, she is hidden from the eyes of all living, and from the fowls of the heavens is she concealed.
Cross References
Job 28:23God [alone] understandeth her way, and he knoweth her place;
Proverbs 2:6For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth [come] knowledge and understanding.
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 →