Job 28:28

"And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding."

this is the answer Job puts forth to his own question in verse 12, 'But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?' and as a soul seeks for it, they will find that there is no place for wisdom and understanding but in the Lord. Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom - this was hundreds of years before Solomon wrote this in Proverbs; There must be a fear of the Lord to start a soul on the right path. No fear causes them to have no expectations, no respect and no holding fast to the His ways. But to know that God holds our very breath; He is able to destroy us or to preserve us; He gives life and can take our life. This it he dread of a soul that walks carefully before Him, lest we offend Him. To fear the Lord is to dread and be afraid, it is not just revering Him. And when the relationship is defined in such a manner, 'God you are everything; You are fearful in Your ways', then the soul will listen and adhere. But where there is no fear then men sin and have no remorse of it. And man cannot be wise apart from the Lord. Yes, there are men that have been mentioned in the Bible as being wise but did not fear the Lord. Their wisdom is turned to sin and vanity. That wisdom amounts to no good thing. 'But if any of you lack wisdom let him ask of God, Who giveth to all men and upbraideth not.' It is not something that most people consider to ask for. But to fear the Lord is where is begins. God grants to those that do fear Him the gift of wisdom. And it is a gift. Daniel was wise because he feared the Lord, and God gave it unto him. And to depart from evil is understanding - the application of knowledge is wisdom; Wisdom is taking the knowledge of something and applying it to life. Many know that evil is wrong, yet they still do it. They have not departed from it. How many christians cry out, "I am in this routine"; "I have this habit"? they are still chained and bound, they are not free and have not departed from that which they know to be evil. they admit it, but they do not leave it. this shows that there is a lack of understanding in their life. Wisdom is given so that they might know the ways of the Lord and in turn, walk obediently.