Job 28:19

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be equaled to it; 1 It shall not be compared with pure gold. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 fine pearl shall not be mentioned: 1 But do thou esteem wisdom above the most precious things. 1

20Whence then is wisdom found? 1 And of what kind is the place of understanding? 1

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Cross References

Exodus 28:17And thou shalt interweave with it a texture of four rows of stone; there shall be a row of stones, a sardius, a topaz, an emerald, the first row.

Proverbs 3:13Blessed is the man who has found wisdom, 1 And the mortal who knows prudence. 1

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 →

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