Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
Man does not know the price or true worth of wisdom, and it is not found in the land of the living or the world of the living. It cannot be bought with wealth or with precious stones, it cannot be measured by earthly riches, it lies beyond human discovery, and it cannot be obtained by earthly means. God alone knows its way and its place, for its source is found in God.
The passage surrounding the verse defines true wisdom as reverence for the Lord and turning away from evil, identifying the turning from evil as understanding. Wisdom is not discovered by searching the earth nor by probing the mysteries of God's being. It is found by humbly receiving what God has revealed and by living according to His will.
Man does not know the price or true worth of wisdom, and it is not found in the land of the living or the world of the living. It cannot be bought with wealth or with precious stones, it cannot be measured by earthly riches, it lies beyond human discovery, and it cannot be obtained by earthly means. God alone knows its way and its place, for its source is found in God.
The passage surrounding the verse defines true wisdom as reverence for the Lord and turning away from evil, identifying the turning from evil as understanding. Wisdom is not discovered by searching the earth nor by probing the mysteries of God's being. It is found by humbly receiving what God has revealed and by living according to His will.