Job 28:13
Man knoweth not her value: and she is not to be found in the land of the living.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
In Context
12But wisdom—where shall she he found? and where is the place of understanding?
14The deep saith, Not in me is she: and the sea saith, She is not with me.
Cross References
Job 28:21Yea, she is hidden from the eyes of all living, and from the fowls of the heavens is she concealed.
Psalms 52:5(52:7) [Therefore] God will also destroy thee for ever: he will take thee away, and pluck thee out of his tent, and root thee out of the land of life. Selah.—
Proverbs 3:14For the obtaining of her is better than the obtaining of silver, and better than fine gold is her product.
Proverbs 8:18Riches and honor are with me, yea, enduring wealth and righteousness.
Proverbs 23:23Buy the truth and sell it not; [also] wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Isaiah 38:11I had said, I shall not see the Lord, the Lord, in the land of the living: I shall not behold man any more among the inhabitants of the regions of death.
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 →