Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Job 28:20
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Berean Standard Bible
From where, then, does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?
King James Version
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where [is] the place of understanding?
World English Bible
Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?
American Standard Version
Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Job 28
18 Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
19 Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.
20 From where, then, does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?
21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.
22 Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’
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