Job 28:19

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The topaz of Ethiopia is not equal to it, and it may not be valued with the best gold.

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 28:17 : 17 And on it you are to put four lines of jewels; the first line is to be a cornelian, a chrysolite, and an emerald;
  • Exod 39:10 : 10 And on it they put four lines of stones: in the first line was a carnelian, a chrysolite, and an emerald;
  • Ezek 28:13 : 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God; every stone of great price was your clothing, the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the emerald and the carbuncle: your store-houses were full of gold, and things of great price were in you; in the day when you were made they were got ready.
  • Rev 21:20 : 20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.
  • Prov 8:19 : 19 My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than silver.

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    15 Gold may not be given for it, or a weight of silver in payment for it.

    16 It may not be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the onyx of great price, or the sapphire.

    17 Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold.

    18 There is no need to say anything about coral or crystal; and the value of wisdom is greater than that of pearls.

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    10 Take my teaching, and not silver; get knowledge in place of the best gold.

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  • Prov 20:14-15
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    14 A poor thing, a poor thing, says he who is giving money for goods: but when he has gone on his way, then he makes clear his pride in what he has got.

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  • Gen 2:11-12
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  • Jer 10:9
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    12 I will make men so small in number, that a man will be harder to get than gold, even the best gold of Ophir.

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    19 My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than silver.

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    4 By your wisdom and deep knowledge you have got power for yourself, and put silver and gold in your store-houses:

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