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

Job 28:21
It is hid from the eyes of all living, and the fowls of the air know it not.

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.

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

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

Proverbs 2:6 He wilt keep the salvation of the righteous, and protect them that walk in simplicity,

Ecclesiastes 7:23,24 I have tried all things in wisdom. I have said: I will be wise: and it departed farther from me, . . .

1 Corinthians 2:6-15 Howbeit we speak wisdom among the perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, neither of the princes of this world that come to nought. . . .

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?
19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be equal to it, neither shall it be compared to the cleanest dyeing. 20Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?21It is hid from the eyes of all living, and the fowls of the air know it not.…
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From where
מֵאַ֣יִן (mê·’a·yin)
Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 370: Whence?

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

come,
תָּב֑וֹא (tā·ḇō·w)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

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
From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?From where then comes wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?

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

Whence then is wisdom found? and of what kind is the place of understanding?

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

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

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

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

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