Job 28:19
Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.
Majority Standard Bible
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 quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
20From where, then, does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?
Cross References
Exodus 28:17And mount on it a setting of gemstones, four rows of stones: In the first row there shall be a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;
Proverbs 3:13Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
Proverbs 20:15There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
Revelation 21:20the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and 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 →