Job 28:13
A mortal has not known its way, 1 Neither indeed has it been discovered among men. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
In Context
12But whence has wisdom been discovered? 1 And what is the place of knowledge? 1
14The depth said, It is not in me: 1 And the sea said, It is not with me. 1
Cross References
Job 28:21It has escaped the notice of every man, 1 And has been hidden from the birds of the sky. 1
Psalms 52:5Will none of the workers of iniquity know, 1 Who devour my people as they would eat bread? 1 They have not called upon God. 1 There were they greatly afraid, where there was no fear: 1
Proverbs 3:14For it is better to traffic for her, 1 Than for treasures of gold and silver. 1
Proverbs 8:18Wealth and glory belong to me; 1 Yea, abundant possessions and righteousness. 1
Isaiah 38:11I said, I shall no more at all see the salvation of God in the land of the living: I shall no more at all see the salvation of Israel on the earth: I shall no more at all see man.
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 →