Job 28:13
Man knows not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
In Context
12But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
14The depth says, It is not in me: and the sea says, It is not with me.
Cross References
Job 28:21Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
Psalms 52:5God shall likewise destroy you for ever, he shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, and root you out of the land of the living. Selah.
Proverbs 3:14For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
Proverbs 8:18Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
Proverbs 23:23Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Isaiah 38:11I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
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 →