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? Contemporary English Version But where is wisdom found? 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? Majority Standard Bible But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell? NET Bible "But wisdom--where can it be found? 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? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the wisdom—from where is it found? And where [is] this, the place of understanding? Young's Literal Translation And the wisdom -- whence is it found? And where is this, the place of understanding? Smith's Literal Translation And from whence shall wisdom be found? and where this place of understanding? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut where is wisdom to be found, and where is the place of understanding? Catholic Public Domain Version But, in truth, where is wisdom to be found, and where is the place of understanding? New American Bible As for wisdom—where can she 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? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding thereof? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And where shall his wisdom be found, and what is the place of understanding? OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917But wisdom, where shall it be found? And where is the place of understanding? Brenton Septuagint Translation But whence has wisdom been discovered? and what is the place of knowledge? 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 Proverbs 3:13-18 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding, / for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold. / She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her. ... Proverbs 8:1-11 Does not wisdom call out, and understanding raise her voice? / On the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand. / Beside the gates to the city, at the entrances she cries out: ... James 1:5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. Proverbs 2:1-6 My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you, / if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding, / if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding, ... 1 Corinthians 1:24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. Proverbs 4:5-7 Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them. / Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you. / Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding. Colossians 2:2-3 that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ, / in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Ecclesiastes 7:23-25 All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me. / What exists is out of reach and very deep. Who can fathom it? / I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness. Matthew 13:44-46 The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field. / Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. / When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it. Proverbs 16:16 How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver. Romans 11:33 O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways! Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 1 Corinthians 2:6-7 Among the mature, however, we speak a message of wisdom—but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. / No, we speak of the mysterious and hidden wisdom of God, which He destined for our glory before time began. Proverbs 14:6 A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning. Ephesians 1:17-18 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him. / I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, 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 But where The phrase "But where" introduces a rhetorical question that sets the stage for a profound exploration of the nature and source of wisdom. In the Hebrew text, the word "where" (אָיוֹ, 'ayyo) suggests a search or quest, emphasizing the elusive nature of wisdom. This opening challenges the reader to consider the limitations of human knowledge and the vastness of divine wisdom. can wisdom be found and where does understanding dwell 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) |