Job 28:17
Gold and glass can’t equal it, neither will it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
In Context
16It can’t be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
18No mention will be made of coral or of crystal. Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
Cross References
Proverbs 16:16How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Revelation 4:6Before the throne was something like a sea of glass, similar to crystal. In the middle of the throne, and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes before and behind.
Revelation 22:1He showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,
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 →