Job 28:13
Man does not know its price; 1 neither is it found in the land of the living. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
In Context
12Where will wisdom be found? 1 Where is the place of understanding? 1
14The deep waters under the earth say, 'It is not in me'; 1 the sea says, 'It is not with me.' 1
Cross References
Job 28:21Wisdom is hidden from the eyes of all living things 1 and is kept hidden from the birds of the heavens. 1
Psalms 52:5God will likewise destroy you forever; 1 he will take you up and pluck you out of your tent 1 and root you out of the land of the living. Selah 1
Proverbs 3:14What you gain from wisdom is better than what silver will give in return 1 and its profit is better than gold. 1
Proverbs 8:18With me are riches and honor, 1 lasting wealth and righteousness. 1
Proverbs 23:23Buy the truth, but do not sell it; 1 buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding. 1
Isaiah 38:11I said that I will no longer see Yahweh, Yahweh in the land of the living; 1 I will no longer look on mankind or the inhabitants of the world. + 38:11 the inhabitants of the world : Most modern versions have this meaning. Ancient Hebrew copies have the inhabitants of the place of non-existence (that is, brief existence). 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 →