Job 28:13
No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.
Berean Standard Bible
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 can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?
14The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’
Cross References
Job 28:21It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.
Psalms 52:5Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
Proverbs 3:14for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.
Proverbs 8:18With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and righteousness.
Proverbs 23:23Invest in truth and never sell it— in wisdom and instruction and understanding.
Isaiah 38:11I said, “I will never again see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living; I will no longer look on mankind with those who dwell in this 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 →