Job 28:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they refine.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Gen 2:11-12 : 11 The name of the first is Pishon: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; 12 and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
Gen 23:15 : 15 My lord, hearken unto me: a piece of land worth four hundred shekels of silver, what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
Gen 24:22 : 22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,
1 Kgs 7:48-50 : 48 And Solomon made all the vessels that were in the house of Jehovah: the golden altar, and the table whereupon the showbread was, of gold; 49 and the candlesticks, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, of pure gold; and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold; 50 and the cups, and the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and the firepans, of pure gold; and the hinges, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, [to wit], of the temple, of gold.
1 Kgs 10:21 : 21 And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
1 Chr 29:2-5 : 2 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the [things of] gold, and the silver for the [things of] silver, and the brass for the [things of] brass, the iron for the [things of] iron, and wood for the [things of] wood; onyx stones, and [stones] to be set, stones for inlaid work, and of divers colors, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance. 3 Moreover also, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, seeing that I have a treasure of mine own of gold and silver, I give it unto the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, 4 even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, wherewith to overlay the walls of the houses; 5 of gold for the things of gold, and of silver for the things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. Who then offereth willingly to consecrate himself this day unto Jehovah?
Ps 12:6 : 6 The words of Jehovah are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, Purified seven times.
Prov 17:3 : 3 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts.
Prov 27:21 : 21 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is [tried] by his praise.
Isa 48:10 : 10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
Zech 13:9 : 9 And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.
Mal 3:2-3 : 2 But who can abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fuller's soap: 3 and he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver; and they shall offer unto Jehovah offerings in righteousness.
1 Pet 1:7 : 7 that the proof of your faith, [being] more precious than gold that perisheth though it is proved by fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Job 28:2-3
2 verses
86%
2Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is molten out of the stone.
3[ Man] setteth an end to darkness, And searcheth out, to the furthest bound, The stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
Job 28:5-7
3 verses
80%
5As for the earth, out of it cometh bread; And underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.
6The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, And it hath dust of gold.
7That path no bird of prey knoweth, Neither hath the falcon's eye seen it:
Prov 25:4
77%
4Take away the dross from the silver, And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:
Job 28:12-17
6 verses
75%
12But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
13Man knoweth not the price thereof; Neither is it found in the land of the living.
14The deep saith, It is not in me; And the sea saith, It is not with me.
15It cannot be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
17Gold and glass cannot equal it, Neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
Job 22:24-25
2 verses
74%
24And lay thou [thy] treasure in the dust, And [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the brooks;
25And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee.
Prov 2:4
74%
4If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures:
Job 28:19-20
2 verses
74%
19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
20Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Prov 17:3
73%
3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts.
Jer 10:9
73%
9There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple for their clothing; they are all the work of skilful men.
Prov 27:21
72%
21The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is [tried] by his praise.
Job 27:16-17
2 verses
72%
16Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay;
17He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall divide the silver.
Job 28:10
72%
10He cutteth out channels among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing.
Job 23:10
72%
10But he knoweth the way that I take; When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Job 28:27
72%
27Then did he see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out.
Exod 31:4
72%
4to devise skilful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
Ezek 28:4
71%
4by your wisdom and by your understanding you have gotten you riches, and have gotten gold and silver into your treasures;
Prov 3:14
71%
14For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold.
Job 3:15
71%
15Or with princes that had gold, Who filled their houses with silver:
Prov 8:10
71%
10Receive my instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than choice gold.
Job 31:24
71%
24If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence;
Exod 35:32
70%
32and to devise skilful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
Gen 2:12
70%
12and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
1 Chr 29:5
70%
5of gold for the things of gold, and of silver for the things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. Who then offereth willingly to consecrate himself this day unto Jehovah?
1 Chr 28:14
70%
14of gold by weight for the vessels of gold, for all vessels of every kind of service; of silver for all the vessels of silver by weight, for all vessels of every kind of service;
Deut 8:9
70%
9a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig copper.
Prov 20:15
70%
15There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Prov 8:18-19
2 verses
69%
18Riches and honor are with me; [Yea], durable wealth and righteousness.
19My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; And my revenue than choice silver.
Job 28:23
69%
23God understandeth the way thereof, And he knoweth the place thereof.
Hag 2:8
69%
8The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Prov 1:13
69%
13We shall find all precious substance; We shall fill our houses with spoil;
Exod 25:39
69%
39Of a talent of pure gold shall it be made, with all these vessels.
Isa 40:19
69%
19The image, a workman hath cast [it], and the goldsmith overlayeth it with gold, and casteth [for it] silver chains.
Prov 16:16
69%
16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
1 Chr 22:14
69%
14Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of Jehovah a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver, and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.
Num 31:22
69%
22howbeit the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
1 Chr 22:16
69%
16of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise and be doing, and Jehovah be with thee.
1 Chr 29:2
68%
2Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for the [things of] gold, and the silver for the [things of] silver, and the brass for the [things of] brass, the iron for the [things of] iron, and wood for the [things of] wood; onyx stones, and [stones] to be set, stones for inlaid work, and of divers colors, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
Deut 32:34
68%
34Is not this laid up in store with me, Sealed up among my treasures?