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Job 28:20

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

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? The same questions as in Job 28:12; repeated to set…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Whence then cometh wisdom? - This question is now repeated from Job 28:12, in order to give it greater emphasis. It is…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 28:20-28

The question which Job had asked (Job 28:12) he asks again here; for it is too worthy, too weighty, to be let fall,…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Job 28:20-22

The preceding verses indicated that Wisdom cannot be acquired by man though he should bid for it the most precious…