Job 28:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?”
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BSBPD
“From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And the wisdom--whence doth it come? And where <FI>is<Fi> this, the place of understanding?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 28:20 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 28:12But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?
- Job 28:23But God understands its way, and He knows its place.
- Job 28:28And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
- Proverbs 2:6For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
- Ecclesiastes 7:23All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me.
- 1 Corinthians 2:6Among 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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