Job 28:13
Mortal knoweth not the way thereof, neither can it be found in the land of the living;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
In Context
12Yet where can, Wisdom, be found? And where is the place of understanding?
14The resounding deep, hath said, It is not in me! And, the sea, hath said, It is not with me!
Cross References
Job 28:21Seeing it hath been hid from the eyes of every living thing, and, from the bird of the heavens, hath it been concealed?
Psalms 52:5GOD also, will break thee down utterly, He will snatch thee up and tear thee away tentless, And uproot thee, out of the land of the living. [Selah.]
Proverbs 3:14For better is her merchandise, than the merchandise of silver, yea, than gold, her increase;
Proverbs 8:18Riches and honour, are with me, lordly wealth, and righteousness;
Proverbs 23:23Truth, buy thou, but do not sell, wisdom, and correction, and understanding.
Isaiah 38:11I said—I shall not see Yah, Yah, in the land of the living, I shall discern the son of earth no longer, with the dwellers in the quiet land.
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 →