Job 28:18
Coral and crystal are not worth mentioning; the price of wisdom is far above rubies.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
In Context
17Gold or fine glass cannot compare with wisdom; it cannot be exchanged for gold jewelry.
19Topaz from Ethiopia can't compare with it; it cannot be bought with the purest gold.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:15She is more valuable than rubies—everything you could ever want just doesn't compare!
Proverbs 20:15There's gold and plenty of expensive gemstones, but talking sense is a more valuable jewel.
Lamentations 4:7Her leaders were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were a healthier red than coral, and they shone like lapis lazuli.
Matthew 7:6Don't give dogs what's holy. Don't throw your pearls to pigs. That way the pigs won't trample them underfoot, and the dogs won't turn and attack you.
1 Timothy 2:9In the same way, women should dress sensibly, modestly, and appropriately. They should be attractive not in their hairstyle or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
Revelation 18:12products made of gold, silver, gems and pearls; fine linen, purple cloth, silk, and scarlet material; all kinds of objects made of scented wood, or from ivory, or expensive woods, or bronze, iron, or marble;
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 →