King James Version
Job 28:20 in the King James Version says “Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?” — study this verse from Job chapter 28 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?”
Job 28:20 · KJV
No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies. coral: or, Ramoth
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air. air: or, heaven
Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“and where is the place”
H4725properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
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