Job 28:15
One shall not give fine gold instead of it, neither shall silver be weighed in exchange for it.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
In Context
14The depth said, It is not in me: and the sea said, It is not with me.
16Neither shall it be compared with gold of Sophir, with the precious onyx and sapphire.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:13Blessed is the man who has found wisdom, and the mortal who knows prudence.
Proverbs 8:17I love those that love me; and they that seek me shall find me.
Proverbs 16:16The + 16:16 Or, Abodes. Comp. Heb. See Luke 13. 35.brood of wisdom is more to be chosen than gold, and the brood of prudence more to be chosen than silver.
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 →