Job 28:12

וְֽהַחָכְמָה מֵאַיִן תִּמָּצֵא וְאֵי זֶה מְקוֹם בִּינָֽה ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?

In Context

11מִבְּכִי נְהָרוֹת חִבֵּשׁ וְתַעֲלֻמָהּ יֹצִא אֽוֹר ׃ פ

13לֹא ־ יָדַע אֱנוֹשׁ עֶרְכָּהּ וְלֹא תִמָּצֵא בְּאֶרֶץ הַֽחַיִּֽים ׃

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Cross References

1 Kings 3:9וְנָתַתָּ לְעַבְדְּךָ לֵב שֹׁמֵעַ לִשְׁפֹּט אֶֽת ־ עַמְּךָ לְהָבִין בֵּֽין ־ טוֹב לְרָע כִּי מִי יוּכַל לִשְׁפֹּט אֶת ־ עַמְּךָ הַכָּבֵד הַזֶּֽה ׃

Job 28:28וַיֹּאמֶר ׀ לָֽאָדָם הֵן יִרְאַת אֲדֹנָי הִיא חָכְמָה וְסוּר מֵרָע בִּינָֽה ׃ ס

Proverbs 2:4אִם ־ תְּבַקְשֶׁנָּה כַכָּסֶף וְֽכַמַּטְמוֹנִים תַּחְפְּשֶֽׂנָּה ׃

Ecclesiastes 7:11טוֹבָה חָכְמָה עִֽם ־ נַחֲלָה וְיֹתֵר לְרֹאֵי הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ ׃

Ecclesiastes 7:24רָחוֹק מַה ־ שֶּׁהָיָה וְעָמֹק ׀ עָמֹק מִי יִמְצָאֶֽנּוּ ׃

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 →

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