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


In Context

17 Gold or crystal cannot equal it, neither shall any vessels of gold be changed for it.

18 High and eminent things shall not be mentioned in comparison of it: but wisdom is drawn out of secret places.

19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be equal to it, neither shall it be compared to the cleanest dyeing.

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

21 It is hid from the eyes of all living. and the fowls of the air know it not.

22 Destruction and death have said: With our ears we have heard the fame thereof.

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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Darby Bible Translation 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?