Job 28:19
The topaz of Cush does not equal it, || It is not valued with pure gold.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
In Context
18Corals and pearl are not remembered, || The acquisition of wisdom [is] above rubies.
20And the wisdom—from where does it come? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?
Cross References
Exodus 28:17And you have set settings of stone in it, four rows of stone: a row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle [is] the first row;
Proverbs 3:13O the blessedness of a man [who] has found wisdom, || And of a man [who] brings forth understanding.
Proverbs 20:15Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, || Indeed, a precious vessel, [are] lips of knowledge.
Revelation 21:20the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, 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 →