Job 28:19
The topaz of Ethiopia will not equal it. It won’t be valued with pure gold.
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
In Context
18No mention will be made of coral or of crystal. Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
20Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?
Cross References
Exodus 28:17You shall set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of ruby, topaz, and beryl shall be the first row;
Proverbs 3:13Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.
Proverbs 20:15There is gold and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
Revelation 21:20the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, 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 →