Job 28:13
Man does not know the price of it, nor is it found in the land of the living.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
In Context
12But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
14The deep says, It is not in me. And the sea says, It is not with me.
Cross References
Job 28:21Since it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept closed from the birds of the heavens.
Psalms 52:5God will likewise destroy thee forever. He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
Proverbs 3:14For the gain of it is better than the gain of silver, and the profit of it than fine gold.
Proverbs 8:18Riches and honor are with me, durable wealth and righteousness.
Proverbs 23:23Buy the truth, and do not sell it, [yea], wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Isaiah 38:11I said, I shall not see LORD, [even] LORD in the land of the living. I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
Matthew Henry on Job 28:13-20
The Excellency of Wisdom. ( b. c. 1520.) 14 The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me. 15 It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. 16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. 17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. 18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies. 19 The topaz of Ethiopia… Read the whole commentary →