Job 28:18
Coral or crystal, cannot be mentioned, Yea, a possession, is wisdom, above red coral;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
In Context
19The topaz of Ethiopia cannot compare with it, Against purest gold, can it not be weighed.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:15More precious, is she, than corals, yea, none of thy delightful things, doth equal her:
Proverbs 20:15There are gold, and an abundance of corals, but, precious jewels, are the lips of knowledge.
Lamentations 4:7Purer were her Nazirites than snow, whiter were they than milk,—more ruddy, in body, than coral, A sapphire, was their beauty of form.
Matthew 7:6Do not give what is holy unto dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine,—lest once they trample, them, down with their feet, and, turning, tear, you.
1 Timothy 2:9In the same way, that, the women, in seemly attire, with modesty and sober-mindedness, be adorning themselves,—not with plaitings and ornamentation of gold, or with pearls, or with costly apparel,—
Revelation 18:12cargo of gold, and silver, and precious stone, and pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and every article of ivory, and every article of wood most precious, and of copper, and of iron, and of marble,
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 →