Job 28:13
Man knoweth not the price thereof, neither is it found in the land of them that live in delights.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 is wisdom to be found, and where is the place of understanding?
14The depth saith: It is not in me: and the sea saith: It is not with me.
Cross References
Job 28:21It is hid from the eyes of all living. and the fowls of the air know it not.
Psalms 52:5Thou hast loved malice more than goodness: and iniquity rather than to speak righteousness.
Proverbs 3:14The purchasing thereof is better than the merchandise of silver, and her fruit than the chiefest and purest gold:
Proverbs 8:18With me are riches and glory, glorious riches and justice.
Proverbs 23:23Buy truth, and do not sell wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Isaiah 38:11I said: I shall not see the Lord God in the land of the living. I shall behold man no more, nor the inhabitant of rest.
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 →