Job 28:17
Gold and glass cannot equal it: neither shall the exchange thereof be jewels of fine gold.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
18No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
Cross References
Proverbs 16:16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
Revelation 4:6and before the throne, as it were a glassy sea like unto crystal; and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, four living creatures full of eyes before and behind.
Revelation 22:1And he shewed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding 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 →