Job 28:15
Pure gold cannot be given in its stead, neither can silver he weighed as the value thereof;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
In Context
14The resounding deep, hath said, It is not in me! And, the sea, hath said, It is not with me!
16It cannot be put into the scales against the gold of Ophir, with costly onyx, or sapphire;
Cross References
Proverbs 3:13How happy the man who hath found wisdom, and the man who draweth forth understanding,
Proverbs 8:17I love, them who love me, and, they who diligently seek me, find me:
Proverbs 16:16To acquire wisdom, how much better than gold! and, to get hold of understanding, more choice than silver!
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 →