Job 28:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?”
Job 28:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 28:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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Job 28:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?”
Job 28:20 — World English Bible
Job 28:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?”
Job 28:20 — American Standard Version
Job 28:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the wisdom--whence doth it come? And where <FI>is<Fi> this, the place of understanding?”
Job 28:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 28:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?”
Job 28:20 — Darby Translation
Job 28:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Whence then commeth wisedome? and where is the place of vnderstanding,”
Job 28:20 — Geneva Bible
Job 28:20 in Context — Job 28
18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
22 Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
What Does Job 28:20 Mean?
Job 28:20 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 28. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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