Job 28:19
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
King James Version
In Context
18No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
20Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Cross References
Exodus 28:17And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.
Proverbs 3:13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
Proverbs 20:15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Revelation 21:20The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an 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 →