Job 28:20 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

From where then does Wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

But wisdom, where does she come from? Where is the place of understanding?

Catholic Public Domain Version

So then, where does wisdom begin, and where is the place of understanding?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Job 28:20 Cross References

Job 28:12

“But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

Job 28:21

It is hidden from the eyes of all living and concealed from the birds of the air.

Job 28:23

“God understands the way to it, and he knows its place.

Job 28:28

And he said to humankind, ‘Truly, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”

Proverbs 2:6

For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;

James 1:17

Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

James 1:5

If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you.