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Selected Verse: Job 28:20 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Job 28:20 |
King James |
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Job 28:12 repeated with great force. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Whence then cometh wisdom? - This question is now repeated from Job 28:12, in order to give it greater emphasis. It is designed to fix the attention on the inquiry as one which found no solution in the discoveries of science, and whose solution was hidden from the most penetrating human intellect. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Whence, &c. - By a diligent inquiry, we find at length, that there is a twofold wisdom; one hid in God, which belongs not to us, the other revealed to man, which belongs to us and to our children. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Whence then cometh wisdom? - Nearly the same words as in Job 28:12 (note), where see the note. |
12 But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
12 But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
12 But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?