Job 28:20-28
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 28
20Where then does wisdom come from? And where is this place of understanding? 21It is hidden from the eyes of every living creature, And concealed from the birds of the sky. 22 Abaddon and Death say, ‘With our ears we have heard a report of it.’ 23'God understands its way, And He knows its place. 24For He looks to the ends of the earth; He sees everything under the heavens. 25When He imparted weight to the wind, And assessed the waters by measure, 26When He made a limit for the rain, And a course for the thunderbolt, 27Then He saw it and declared it; He established it and also searched it out. 28And to mankind He said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to turn away from evil is understanding.’?'King James Version
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 28
20Where then does wisdom come from, and where is understanding located? 21It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the sky. 22Abaddon and Death say, "We have heard news of it with our ears." 23But God understands the way to wisdom, and he knows its location. 24For he looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens. 25When God fixed the weight of the wind and distributed the water by measure, 26when he established a limit for the rain and a path for the lightning, 27he considered wisdom and evaluated it; he established it and examined it. 28He said to mankind, "The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom. And to turn from evil is understanding."New Living Translation
Chapter 28
20'But do people know where to find wisdom? Where can they find understanding? 21It is hidden from the eyes of all humanity. Even the sharp-eyed birds in the sky cannot discover it. 22Destruction and Death say, ‘We’ve heard only rumors of where wisdom can be found.’
23'God alone understands the way to wisdom; he knows where it can be found,
24for he looks throughout the whole earth and sees everything under the heavens.
25He decided how hard the winds should blow and how much rain should fall.
26He made the laws for the rain and laid out a path for the lightning.
27Then he saw wisdom and evaluated it. He set it in place and examined it thoroughly.
28And this is what he says to all humanity: ‘The fear of the Lord is true wisdom; to forsake evil is real understanding.’'
English Standard Version
Chapter 28
20"From where, then, does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding? 21It is hidden from the eyes of all living and concealed from the birds of the air. 22 Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’ 23 "God understands the way to it, and he knows its place. 24For he looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens. 25When he gave to the wind its weight and apportioned the waters by measure, 26when he made a decree for the rain and a way for the lightning of the thunder, 27then he saw it and declared it; he established it, and searched it out. 28And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’"New International Version
Chapter 28
20Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell? 21It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, concealed even from the birds in the sky. 22Destruction and Death say, "Only a rumor of it has reached our ears." 23God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells, 24for he views the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens. 25When he established the force of the wind and measured out the waters, 26when he made a decree for the rain and a path for the thunderstorm, 27then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he confirmed it and tested it. 28And he said to the human race, "The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding."New King James Version
