Job 28:20
וְֽהַחָכְמָה מֵאַיִן תָּבוֹא וְאֵי זֶה מְקוֹם בִּינָֽה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
In Context
19לֹֽא ־ יַעַרְכֶנָּה פִּטְדַת ־ כּוּשׁ בְּכֶתֶם טָהוֹר לֹא תְסֻלֶּֽה ׃ פ
21וְֽנֶעֶלְמָה מֵעֵינֵי כָל ־ חָי וּמֵעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם נִסְתָּֽרָה ׃
Cross References
Job 28:23אֱלֹהִים הֵבִין דַּרְכָּהּ וְהוּא יָדַע אֶת ־ מְקוֹמָֽהּ ׃
Proverbs 2:6כִּֽי ־ יְהוָה יִתֵּן חָכְמָה מִפִּיו דַּעַת וּתְבוּנָֽה ׃
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 →