Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell? New Living Translation “But do people know where to find wisdom? Where can they find understanding? English Standard Version “But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Berean Standard Bible But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell? King James Bible But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? New King James Version “But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? New American Standard Bible “But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? NASB 1995 “But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? NASB 1977 “But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Legacy Standard Bible “But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Amplified Bible “But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Christian Standard Bible But where can wisdom be found, and where is understanding located? Holman Christian Standard Bible But where can wisdom be found, and where is understanding located? American Standard Version But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Aramaic Bible in Plain English And where shall his wisdom be found, and what is the place of understanding? Brenton Septuagint Translation But whence has wisdom been discovered? and what is the place of knowledge? Contemporary English Version But where is wisdom found? Douay-Rheims Bible But where is wisdom to be found, and where is the place of understanding? English Revised Version But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? GOD'S WORD® Translation "Where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding live? Good News Translation But where can wisdom be found? Where can we learn to understand? International Standard Version "Where can wisdom be found? Where is understanding's home? JPS Tanakh 1917 But wisdom, where shall it be found? And where is the place of understanding? Literal Standard Version And the wisdom—from where is it found? And where [is] this, the place of understanding? Majority Standard Bible But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell? New American Bible As for wisdom—where can she be found? Where is the place of understanding? NET Bible "But wisdom--where can it be found? Where is the place of understanding? New Revised Standard Version “But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? New Heart English Bible "But where shall wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding? Webster's Bible Translation But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? World English Bible “But where will wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding? Young's Literal Translation And the wisdom -- whence is it found? And where is this, the place of understanding? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Where Can Wisdom Be Found?…11He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light. 12But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell? 13No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.… Cross References Job 28:11 He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light. Job 28:23 But God understands its way, and He knows its place. Job 28:28 And He said to man, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'" Ecclesiastes 7:24 What exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can fathom it? Treasury of Scripture But where shall wisdom 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 thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? Psalm 51:6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Jump to Previous Dwell Found Resting-Place Understanding Whence WisdomJump to Next Dwell Found Resting-Place Understanding Whence WisdomJob 28 1. There is a knowledge of natural things12. But wisdom is an excellent gift of God (12) But where shall wisdom be found?--With magnificent effect comes in this question, after the gigantic achievements of man just recounted; notwithstanding his industry, science, and skill, he is altogether ignorant of true wisdom. Neither his knowledge nor his wealth can make him master of that; nor can he find it where he discovers so many other secret and precious things.Verses 12-28. - Here we come on an abrupt change. From human ingenuity and contrivance Job turns to the consideration of "wisdom" - that wisdom which has been defined as "the reason which deals with principles "(Canon Cook). "Where," he asks, "is this to be found?" It is a wholly different thing from cleverness and ingenuity. It inquires into causes and origins, into the ends and purposes of things; it seeks to solve the riddle of the universe. Perfect wisdom can, of course, only dwell with God (ver. 23). Man must be content with something much below this. With him "the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding" (ver. 28). Verse 12. - But where shall wisdom be found? "Wisdom is the principal thing," says Solomon (Proverbs 4:7); and again, "It is better to get wisdom than gold" (Proverbs 16:16). But where is it to be found? Job's three friends thought that it dwelt with them (Job 12:2); but this was a mistake, since God reproaches them with their "folly" (Job 42:8). Job does not claim to possess it (Job 26:3); he only desires it. It is his deep conviction that it is only possessed, in the true sense of the word, by God. And where is the place of understanding? It is not quite clear whether Job intends to make any distinction between "wisdom" (חכמה) and "understanding" (בינה). Canon Cook suggests that "wisdom" is "the reason which deals with principles," and "understanding" "the faculty which discerns and appreciates their application." But refined distinctions of this kind are scarcely suitable to the age of Job. Dean Plumptre, in his comment on Proverbs ('Speaker's Commentary,' vol. 4. p. 529), accepts the distinction implied in the Septuagint translation of that book, which renders חכמה by σοφία' and בינה by φρόνησις. This is a much simpler and more easily understood distinction, being that which separates between scientific know. ledge and the practical intelligence which directs conduct. But it may be doubted whether Job does not use the two words as synonyms. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But whereמֵאַ֣יִן (mê·’a·yin) Preposition-m | Adverb Strong's 370: Whence? can wisdom וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָה (wə·ha·ḥā·ḵə·māh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2451: Wisdom be found, תִּמָּצֵ֑א (tim·mā·ṣê) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 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 335: Where?, how? does understanding בִּינָֽה׃ (bî·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 998: An understanding dwell? מְק֣וֹם (mə·qō·wm) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition Links Job 28:12 NIVJob 28:12 NLT Job 28:12 ESV Job 28:12 NASB Job 28:12 KJV Job 28:12 BibleApps.com Job 28:12 Biblia Paralela Job 28:12 Chinese Bible Job 28:12 French Bible Job 28:12 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 28:12 But where shall wisdom be found? Where (Jb) |
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