Job 28:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 28:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 28:12 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 28:12 — KJV
“But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?”
— Job 28:12 (KJV)
Job 28:12 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 28:12
“Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?”
Shares key themes with Job 28:12: where, wisdom, place
“So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one.”
Shares key themes with Job 28:12: where, found, place
“In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;”
Shares key themes with Job 28:12: where, found, place
“The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. established: or, prepared”
Shares key themes with Job 28:12: wisdom, found, understanding
“In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding. of understanding: Heb. of heart”
Shares key themes with Job 28:12: wisdom, found, understanding
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