Job 28:19
Topaz from Ethiopia can't compare with it; it cannot be bought with the purest gold.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
In Context
18Coral and crystal are not worth mentioning; the price of wisdom is far above rubies.
20So where does wisdom come from? Where is the place to gain understanding?
Cross References
Exodus 28:17Attach an arrangement of precious stones in four rows as follows. In the first row carnelian, peridot, and emerald.
Proverbs 3:13Happy are those who find wisdom and gain understanding,
Proverbs 20:15There's gold and plenty of expensive gemstones, but talking sense is a more valuable jewel.
Revelation 21:20the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth, chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.
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 →