Job 28:13
Humans do not know where to find it; no one can find it here on this earth where they are living.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
In Context
12“But wisdom: Where can people find that? Where can we find out how to truly understand things?
Cross References
Job 28:21No living humans can see it [MTY]; and birds cannot see it while they are flying [MTY].
Psalms 52:5But God will get rid of you forever; he will grab you and drag you from your home and take you away from this world where people are alive. (Think about that!)
Proverbs 3:14Being wise and having good understanding is worth more than silver, better than gold.
Proverbs 8:18I enable people to become rich and to be honored; I enable them to have wealth that will last and to be successful.
Proverbs 23:23Try to know/learn what is wise, and get good instruction and understanding; and do not throw those things away.
Isaiah 38:11I said, “I will not see Yahweh again in this world where people are alive. I will not see my friends again, or be with others who now are alive in this world.
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 →