Job 28:17
Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it, nor can, the exchange thereof, be a vessel of pure gold,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
16It cannot be put into the scales against the gold of Ophir, with costly onyx, or sapphire;
18Coral or crystal, cannot be mentioned, Yea, a possession, is wisdom, above red coral;
Cross References
Proverbs 16:16To acquire wisdom, how much better than gold! and, to get hold of understanding, more choice than silver!
Revelation 4:6and, before the throne, [is] as a glassy sea, like unto crystal. And, in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, [are] four living creatures full of eyes, before and behind;
Revelation 22:1And he pointed out to me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, issuing forth out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,
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 →