Job 28:15

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It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed in silver.

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  • Prov 16:16 : 16 How much better to get wisdom than gold, to gain understanding rather than silver!
  • Prov 3:13-15 : 13 Blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who obtains understanding. 14 For the profit from wisdom is better than the profit from silver, and her gain than fine gold. 15 She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire compares with her.
  • Prov 8:10-11 : 10 Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold. 11 For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.
  • Prov 8:19 : 19 My fruit is better than fine gold, even pure gold, and my yield surpasses choice silver.
  • Job 28:18 : 18 Coral and jasper are not worth mentioning; the price of wisdom is above pearls.
  • Prov 8:17 : 17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently will find me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 28:16-20
    5 verses
    90%

    16It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.

    17Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor is it exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

    18Coral and jasper are not worth mentioning; the price of wisdom is above pearls.

    19The topaz of Ethiopia cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.

    20But where does wisdom come from, and where is the place of understanding?

  • Job 28:12-14
    3 verses
    85%

    12But where can wisdom be found, and where is the place of understanding?

    13Mankind does not know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.

    14The deep says, 'It is not in me,' and the sea declares, 'It is not with me.'

  • Prov 3:14-15
    2 verses
    76%

    14For the profit from wisdom is better than the profit from silver, and her gain than fine gold.

    15She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire compares with her.

  • Job 28:6-7
    2 verses
    76%

    6Its rocks are the source of sapphires, and it contains dust of gold.

    7No bird of prey knows that path, nor has the hawk's eye seen it.

  • Job 28:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.

    2Iron is taken from the ground, and copper is smelted from ore.

  • Job 36:18-19
    2 verses
    75%

    18Beware that wrath does not entice you to scoffing, and let a great ransom not turn you aside.

    19Will your cry for help set things in order in distress, or will your exertions of strength suffice?

  • Prov 8:10-11
    2 verses
    74%

    10Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.

    11For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.

  • Eccl 5:10
    72%

    10As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owners except to feast their eyes on them?

  • Prov 20:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14'It’s no good, it’s no good!' says the buyer; then he goes away and boasts about the deal.

    15There is gold and an abundance of jewels, but lips of knowledge are a precious treasure.

  • Prov 16:16
    70%

    16How much better to get wisdom than gold, to gain understanding rather than silver!

  • Job 22:24
    70%

    24and assign your gold to the dust, and the gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines,

  • Job 3:15
    70%

    15Or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.

  • Prov 2:4
    70%

    4if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures,

  • Jer 10:9
    70%

    9Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz—the work of the craftsman and of the goldsmith. Their clothing is blue and purple, all made by skilled workers.

  • Ezek 7:19
    69%

    19They will throw their silver in the streets, and their gold will be treated as unclean. Their silver and gold will not be able to save them on the day of the LORD's wrath. They cannot satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs with it, for it has caused their stumbling into sin.

  • Prov 17:16
    69%

    16Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?

  • Eccl 1:15
    69%

    15What is crooked cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.

  • Ps 49:7-8
    2 verses
    69%

    7Those who trust in their wealth and boast in the abundance of their riches—

    8no man can redeem another or give to God a ransom for him—

  • Prov 8:19
    68%

    19My fruit is better than fine gold, even pure gold, and my yield surpasses choice silver.

  • Prov 6:35
    68%

    35He will not accept any ransom, nor will he be appeased, no matter how great the gift you offer.

  • Isa 46:6
    68%

    6They pour out gold from their purses and weigh silver on a scale. They hire a craftsman to make it into a god, and they bow down and even worship it.

  • Ezek 28:4
    68%

    4By your wisdom and understanding, you have made wealth for yourself, and you have gathered gold and silver into your treasuries.

  • Prov 22:1
    68%

    1A good name is more desirable than great wealth; being esteemed is better than silver or gold.

  • Prov 25:4
    68%

    4Remove the impurities from silver, and a vessel will come forth for the refiner.

  • Prov 23:4
    68%

    4Do not wear yourself out trying to become rich; stop relying on your own understanding.

  • Prov 31:10
    68%

    10A wife of noble character, who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.

  • 1 Chr 21:24
    68%

    24But King David said to Ornan, "No! I insist on paying the full price in silver. I will not take what is yours for the LORD or offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing."

  • Job 15:29
    67%

    29He will no longer be rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread out across the land.

  • Gen 2:12
    67%

    12The gold of that land is pure, and aromatic resin and onyx stone are also found there.

  • Job 11:8-9
    2 verses
    67%

    8They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?

    9Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.

  • 2 Chr 4:18
    67%

    18Solomon made all these items in such great abundance that the weight of the bronze was not determined.

  • Isa 13:12
    67%

    12I will make people scarcer than fine gold, and mankind rarer than the gold of Ophir.

  • Ps 135:15
    67%

    15The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands.

  • Prov 27:24
    67%

    24For riches do not last forever, nor does a crown endure to all generations.

  • Deut 33:15
    67%

    15With the best from the ancient mountains and the precious things from the everlasting hills,

  • 1 Chr 28:14
    67%

    14He assigned the weight of gold for all gold articles used in every kind of service, and the weight of silver for all silver articles used in every kind of service.