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Contemporary English Version
Job 28:20
Where then is wisdom?
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Christian Standard Bible®
Where then does wisdom come from,and where is understanding located?
Where then does wisdom come from,and where is understanding located?
Hebrew Names Version
Whence then comes wisdom? Where is the place of understanding?
Whence then comes wisdom? Where is the place of understanding?
King James Version
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
English Standard Version
"From where, then, does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?
"From where, then, does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?
New Century Version
"So where does wisdom come from, and where does understanding live?
"So where does wisdom come from, and where does understanding live?
New English Translation
"But wisdom—where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding?
"But wisdom—where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding?
Amplified Bible
"From where then does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?
"From where then does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?
New American Standard Bible
"Where then does wisdom come from? And where is this place of understanding?
"Where then does wisdom come from? And where is this place of understanding?
World English Bible
Whence then comes wisdom? Where is the place of understanding?
Whence then comes wisdom? Where is the place of understanding?
Geneva Bible (1587)
Whence then commeth wisedome? and where is the place of vnderstanding,
Whence then commeth wisedome? and where is the place of vnderstanding,
Legacy Standard Bible
Where then does wisdom come from?And where is the place of understanding?
Where then does wisdom come from?And where is the place of understanding?
Berean Standard Bible
From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?
From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?
Complete Jewish Bible
"So where does wisdom come from? where is the source of understanding,
"So where does wisdom come from? where is the source of understanding,
Darby Translation
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Easy-to-Read Version
"So where does wisdom come from? Where can we find understanding?
"So where does wisdom come from? Where can we find understanding?
George Lamsa Translation
Whence then comes wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Whence then comes wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Good News Translation
Where, then, is the source of wisdom? Where can we learn to understand?
Where, then, is the source of wisdom? Where can we learn to understand?
Lexham English Bible
Indeed, from where does wisdom come? And where in the world is the place of understanding?
Indeed, from where does wisdom come? And where in the world is the place of understanding?
Literal Translation
Where then does wisdom come from, and where is the place of understanding?
Where then does wisdom come from, and where is the place of understanding?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
From whece then commeth wy?dome? & where is the place of vnderstondinge?
From whece then commeth wy?dome? & where is the place of vnderstondinge?
American Standard Version
Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Bible in Basic English
From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
King James Version (1611)
Whence then commeth wisedome? and where is the place of vnderstanding?
Whence then commeth wisedome? and where is the place of vnderstanding?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Whence then commeth wysdome? and where is the place of vnderstanding?
Whence then commeth wysdome? and where is the place of vnderstanding?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Whence then is wisdom found? and of what kind is the place of understanding?
Whence then is wisdom found? and of what kind is the place of understanding?
English Revised Version
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor wherof cometh wisdom, and which is the place of vndurstondyng?
Therfor wherof cometh wisdom, and which is the place of vndurstondyng?
Update Bible Version
From where then comes wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
From where then comes wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Webster's Bible Translation
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where [is] the place of understanding?
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where [is] the place of understanding?
New King James Version
"From where then does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?
"From where then does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?
New Living Translation
"But do people know where to find wisdom? Where can they find understanding?
"But do people know where to find wisdom? Where can they find understanding?
New Life Bible
Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?
Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?
New Revised Standard
"Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?
"Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Whence then cometh, wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Whence then cometh, wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Douay-Rheims Bible
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Revised Standard Version
"Whence then comes wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
"Whence then comes wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Young's Literal Translation
And the wisdom -- whence doth it come? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?
And the wisdom -- whence doth it come? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?
THE MESSAGE
"So where does Wisdom come from? And where does Insight live? It can't be found by looking, no matter how deep you dig, no matter how high you fly. If you search through the graveyard and question the dead, they say, ‘We've only heard rumors of it.'
"So where does Wisdom come from? And where does Insight live? It can't be found by looking, no matter how deep you dig, no matter how high you fly. If you search through the graveyard and question the dead, they say, ‘We've only heard rumors of it.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?
"Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?
Contextual Overview
20 Where then is wisdom? 21 It is hidden from human eyes and even from birds. 22 Death and destruction have merely heard rumors about where it is found. 23 God is the only one who knows the way to wisdom, 24 because he sees everything beneath the heavens. 25 When God divided out the wind and the water, 26 and when he decided the path for rain and lightning, 27 he also determined the truth and defined wisdom. 28 God told us, "Wisdom means that you respect me, the Lord, and turn from sin."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Job 28:12, Proverbs 2:6, Ecclesiastes 7:23, Ecclesiastes 7:24, 1 Corinthians 2:6-15, James 1:5, James 1:17
Reciprocal: Job 12:13 - wisdom Job 12:22 - discovereth Job 36:3 - fetch Job 37:19 - we
Cross-References
Genesis 28:1
Isaac called in Jacob, then gave him a blessing, and said: Don't marry any of those Canaanite women.
Isaac called in Jacob, then gave him a blessing, and said: Don't marry any of those Canaanite women.
Genesis 28:2
Go at once to your mother's father Bethuel in northern Syria and choose a wife from one of the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.
Go at once to your mother's father Bethuel in northern Syria and choose a wife from one of the daughters of Laban, your mother's brother.
Genesis 28:3
I pray that God All-Powerful will bless you with many descendants and let you become a great nation.
I pray that God All-Powerful will bless you with many descendants and let you become a great nation.
Genesis 28:7
and that he had obeyed his father and mother.
and that he had obeyed his father and mother.
Genesis 28:10
Jacob left the town of Beersheba and started out for Haran.
Jacob left the town of Beersheba and started out for Haran.
Genesis 28:12
In a dream he saw a ladder that reached from earth to heaven, and God's angels were going up and down on it.
In a dream he saw a ladder that reached from earth to heaven, and God's angels were going up and down on it.
Genesis 28:15
Wherever you go, I will watch over you, then later I will bring you back to this land. I won't leave you—I will do all I have promised.
Wherever you go, I will watch over you, then later I will bring you back to this land. I won't leave you—I will do all I have promised.
Genesis 28:20
Jacob solemnly promised God, "If you go with me and watch over me as I travel, and if you give me food and clothes
Jacob solemnly promised God, "If you go with me and watch over me as I travel, and if you give me food and clothes
Genesis 31:13
and I am the God you worshiped at Bethel, when you poured olive oil on a rock and made a promise to me. Leave here right away and return to the land where you were born."
and I am the God you worshiped at Bethel, when you poured olive oil on a rock and made a promise to me. Leave here right away and return to the land where you were born."
1 Samuel 1:11
" Lord All-Powerful, I am your servant, but I am so miserable! Please let me have a son. I will give him to you for as long as he lives, and his hair will never be cut."
" Lord All-Powerful, I am your servant, but I am so miserable! Please let me have a son. I will give him to you for as long as he lives, and his hair will never be cut."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where [is] the place of understanding?] The same questions as in Job 28:12; repeated to set forth the superior excellency of wisdom, and to carry on the discourse, and lead on to other things concerning it.
Job 28:12- :.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Whence then cometh wisdom? - This question is now repeated from Job 28:12, in order to give it greater emphasis. It is designed to fix the attention on the inquiry as one which found no solution in the discoveries of science, and whose solution was hidden from the most penetrating human intellect.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 28:20. Whence then cometh wisdom? — Nearly the same words as in Job 28:12, where see the note.
