Job 28:19
The topaz of Ethiopia is not equal to it, and it may not be valued with the best gold.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
In Context
20From where then does wisdom come, and where is the resting-place of knowledge?
Cross References
Exodus 28:17And on it you are to put four lines of jewels; the first line is to be a cornelian, a chrysolite, and an emerald;
Proverbs 3:13Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.
Proverbs 20:15There is gold and a store of corals: but the lips of knowledge are a jewel of great price.
Revelation 21:20The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.
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 →