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Job 28:12–13

12 But where can wisdom be found?y

Where does understanding dwell?z

13 No mortal comprehends its worth;a

it cannot be found in the land of the living.b

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Job 28:12–13 — English Standard Version (ESV)

12 “But where shall wisdom be found?

And where is the place of understanding?

13 Man does not know its worth,

and it is not found in the land of the living.

Job 28:12–13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

12 But where shall wisdom be found?

And where is the place of understanding?

13 Man knoweth not the price thereof;

Neither is it found in the land of the living.

Job 28:12–13 — New Living Translation (NLT)

12 “But do people know where to find wisdom?

Where can they find understanding?

13 No one knows where to find it,

for it is not found among the living.

Job 28:12–13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

12 “But where can wisdom be found?

And where is the place of understanding?

13 Man does not know its value,

Nor is it found in the land of the living.

Job 28:12–13 — New Century Version (NCV)

12 “But where can wisdom be found,

and where does understanding live?

13 People do not understand the value of wisdom;

it cannot be found among those who are alive.

Job 28:12–13 — American Standard Version (ASV)

12 But where shall wisdom be found?

And where is the place of understanding?

13 Man knoweth not the price thereof;

Neither is it found in the land of the living.

Job 28:12–13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

12 But wisdom, where shall it be found? and where is the place of understanding? 13 Man knoweth not the value thereof; and it is not found in the land of the living.

Job 28:12–13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

12 “Where can wisdom be found? 

Where does understanding live? 

13 No mortal knows where it is.

It cannot be found in this world of the living. 

Job 28:12–13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

12 But where can wisdom be found,

and where is understanding located?

13 No man can know its value,

since it cannot be found in the land of the living.

Job 28:12–13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

12 “But where shall wisdom be found?

And where is the place of understanding?

13 Mortals do not know the way to it,

and it is not found in the land of the living.

Job 28:12–13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

12 “But from where will wisdom be found?

And where in the world is the place of understanding?

13 A human being does not know its proper value,

and it is not found in the land of the living.

Job 28:12–13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

12 “And where can wisdom be found?

Where does understanding live?

13 No one knows how much it’s worth.

It can’t be found anywhere in the world.

Job 28:12–13 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

12 “But where can wisdom be found?

And where is the place of understanding?

13 Man does not know its value,

Nor is it found in the land of the living.


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