20Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?


In Context

17 Gold and glass cannot be compared to it, nor vessels of fine gold be its exchange.

18 Corals and crystal are no more remembered; yea, the acquisition of wisdom is above rubies.

19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be compared to it, neither shall it be set in the balance with pure gold.

20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?

21 For it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and concealed from the fowl of the heavens.

22 Destruction and death say, We have heard its report with our ears.

Job 28:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:20Whence then cometh wisdom? and where [is] the place of understanding?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

28:20"Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

28:20Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

28:20Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

28:20Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:20Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:20Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

28:20And the wisdom — whence doth it come? And where is this, the place of understanding?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:20From where then comes wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?