Job 28:13
Man knoweth not the price thereof: for it is not found in the land of the liuing.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
In Context
12But where is wisdome found? and where is the place of vnderstanding?
14The depth sayth, It is not in mee: the sea also sayth, It is not with me.
Cross References
Job 28:21Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all the liuing, and is hid from the foules of the heauen?
Psalms 52:5So shall God destroy thee for euer: he shall take thee and plucke thee out of thy tabernacle, and roote thee out of ye land of the liuing. Selah.
Proverbs 3:14For the marchandise thereof is better then the marchandise of siluer, and the gaine thereof is better then golde.
Proverbs 8:18Riches and honour are with me: euen durable riches and righteousnesse.
Proverbs 23:23Bye the trueth, but sell it not: likewise wisdome, and instruction, and vnderstanding.
Isaiah 38:11I said, I shall not see the Lord, euen the Lord in the land of the liuing: I shall see man no more among the inhabitants of the 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 →