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Whence then comes wisdom? Where is the place of understanding?
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Commentators Albert Barnes and John Gill note that this question is repeated from verse 12 to create powerful emphasis. The point is to show that after searching the earth, the seas, and the mines, humanity's greatest efforts and most penetrating intellect cannot discover the source of true wisdom on their own.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Whence then cometh wisdom? - This question is now repeated from Job 28:12, in order to give it greater emphasis. It is designed to…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
From where then comes wisdom? and where [is] the place of understanding ? ] The same …
There is a twofold wisdom: one hidden in God, which is secret and does not belong to us; the other made known by him and revealed to man. One day's…
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13th Century
Catholic
Since the author had shown that all precious things found in physical bodies are contained in specific places—which, though unknown to men, are sti…
