Job 28:13

Man knoweth not the price thereof, neither it is found in the land of men living delicately. (Man knoweth not its price, or its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.)

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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 is wisdom found, and which is the place of understanding? (But where is wisdom found, and where is the place of understanding?)

14The depth of (the) waters saith, It is not in me; and the sea speaketh, It is not with me.

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Cross References

Job 28:21It is hid from the eyes of all living men; and also it is hid from the birds of (the) heaven (s), or of the air.

Psalms 52:5Therefore God shall destroy thee into the end, he shall draw thee out by the root, and he shall make thee to pass away from thy tabernacle; and thy root from the land of living men. (And so God shall destroy thee, or ruin thee, forever, yea, he shall draw thee out, and he shall make thee go far away from thy home; he shall root thee out from the land of the living.)

Proverbs 3:14The getting thereof is better than the merchandise of gold and of silver; the fruits thereof be the first and the cleanest.

Proverbs 8:18With me be riches, and glory; sovereign riches, and rightfulness.

Proverbs 23:23Buy thou truth, and do not thou sell (off) wisdom, and doctrine, and understanding.

Isaiah 38:11I said, I shall not see the Lord God in the land of livers; I shall no more behold a man, and a dweller of rest. (I said, I shall no longer see the Lord God in the land of the living; I shall no longer see any person, or any other inhabitant of this 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 →

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