Job 28:20

In 11 translations

BSB

From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

And the wisdom—from where does it come? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?

YLT

And the wisdom — whence doth it come? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?

DBY

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

DRC

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

GNV

Whence then commeth wisedome? and where is the place of vnderstanding,

JPS

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

LXXE

Whence then is wisdom found? and of what kind is the place of understanding?

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Original-language editions

WLC

וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָה מֵאַ֣יִן תָּב֑וֹא וְאֵ֥י זֶ֝֗ה מְק֣וֹם בִּינָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Ἡ δὲ σοφία πόθεν εὑρέθη; ποῖος δὲ τόπος ἐστὶ τῆς συνέσεως;

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• Job 28:12But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?
• James 1:5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
• Job 28:28And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
• James 1:17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
• Job 28:23But God understands its way, and He knows its place.
• 1 Corinthians 2:6–15Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined…
• Proverbs 2:6For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
• Ecclesiastes 7:23–24All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me. What exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can fathom it?

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