Job 28:12
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But where is wisdom to be found, and where is the place of understanding?

Job 28:11
The depths also of rivers he hath searched, and hidden things he hath brought forth to light.

Job 28:23
God understandeth the way of it, and he knoweth the place thereof.

Job 28:28
And he said to man: Behold the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom: and to depart from evil, is understanding.

Ecclesiastes 7:24
Much more than it was: it is a great depth, who shall find it out?

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But where is wisdom to be found, and where is the place of understanding?

Job 28:20,28 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? . . .

1 Kings 3:9 Give therefore to thy servant an understanding heart, to judge thy people, and discern between good and evil. For who shall be able to judge this people, thy people, which is so numerous?

Psalm 51:6 For behold thou hast loved truth: the uncertain and hidden things of thy wisdom thou hast made manifest to me.

Proverbs 2:4-6 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and shalt find the knowledge of God: . . .

Proverbs 3:19 By his wisdom the depths have broken out, and the clouds grow thick with dew.

Ecclesiastes 7:23-25 I have tried all things in wisdom. I have said: I will be wise: and it departed farther from me, . . .

1 Corinthians 1:19,20 For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise: and the prudence of the prudent I will reject. . . .

Colossians 2:3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

James 1:5,17 But if any of you want wisdom, let him ask of God who giveth to all men abundantly and upbraideth not. And it shall be given him. . . .

Context
Where Can Wisdom Be Found?
11The depths also of rivers he hath searched, and hidden things he hath brought forth to light. 12But where is wisdom to be found, and where is the place of understanding?13Man knoweth not the price thereof, neither is it found in the land of them that live in delights.…
Lexicon
But where
מֵאַ֣יִן (mê·’a·yin)
Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 370: Whence?

can wisdom
וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָה (wə·ha·ḥā·ḵə·māh)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2451: Wisdom

be found,
תִּמָּצֵ֑א (tim·mā·ṣê)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

and where
וְאֵ֥י (wə·’ê)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 335: Where?, how?

does understanding
בִּינָֽה׃ (bî·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 998: An understanding

dwell?
מְק֣וֹם (mə·qō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition


Additional Translations
But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?

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

But whence has wisdom been discovered? and what is the place of knowledge?

But wisdom, where shall it be found? and where is the place of understanding?

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

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

"But where shall wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding?

And the wisdom -- whence is it found? And where is this, the place of understanding?
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