Job 28:17
Gold and glass cannot equal it, nor shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
18No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal. Yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
Cross References
Proverbs 16:16How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
Revelation 4:6And before the throne was like a glassy sea similar to crystal. And in the midst of the throne, and all around the throne, were four beings containing eyes in front and back.
Revelation 22:1And he showed me a pure river of water of life, bright as crystal, coming out from the throne of God and of the Lamb,
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 →