Job 28:16
Its value cannot be measured, even with the gold of Ophir; it is more precious than onyx or lapis lazuli.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
In Context
15It cannot be bought with gold; nor can it be purchased with silver.
17Gold or fine glass cannot compare with wisdom; it cannot be exchanged for gold jewelry.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:43,000 talents of gold—the gold of Ophir—and 7,000 talents of refined silver will go to cover the walls of the buildings,
Isaiah 13:12I will make people scarcer than pure gold, rarer than the gold of Ophir.
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 →