Job 28:18

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

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  • Prov 3:15 : 15 She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire compares with her.
  • Prov 31:10 : 10 A wife of noble character, who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.
  • Lam 4:7 : 7 Her nobles were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, their appearance like sapphires.
  • Ezek 27:16 : 16 Aram traded with you because of the vast amount of your products; they exchanged turquoise, purple fabric, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your wares.
  • Matt 7:6 : 6 Do not give what is holy to dogs, nor cast your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to tear you to pieces.
  • Matt 13:45-46 : 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. 46 When he found one very precious pearl, he went away, sold everything he had, and bought it.
  • 1 Tim 2:9 : 9 Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing,
  • Rev 17:4 : 4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her immorality.
  • Rev 18:12 : 12 cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, crimson, all kinds of scented wood, every article of ivory, every article made of the most costly wood, and of bronze, iron, and marble,
  • Rev 21:21 : 21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of pure gold, like transparent glass.
  • Prov 8:11 : 11 For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 28:12-17
    6 verses
    88%

    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.'

    15It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed in silver.

    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.

  • Job 28:19-20
    2 verses
    86%

    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?

  • Prov 8:10-11
    2 verses
    82%

    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.

  • Prov 20:15
    78%

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

  • Prov 3:13-16
    4 verses
    77%

    13Blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who obtains understanding.

    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.

    16Long life is in her right hand, and in her left hand are riches and honor.

  • Job 28:6-7
    2 verses
    74%

    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.

  • Prov 31:10
    71%

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

  • Job 36:18-19
    2 verses
    69%

    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?

  • Exod 28:17-20
    4 verses
    69%

    17Mount on it a setting of stones, four rows of stones: the first row shall be a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald.

    18The second row shall be a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond.

    19The third row shall be a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst.

    20The fourth row shall be a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be mounted in gold settings.

  • Gen 2:12
    67%

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

  • Prov 16:16
    67%

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

  • Prov 11:22
    67%

    22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

  • Rev 18:12
    67%

    12cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, crimson, all kinds of scented wood, every article of ivory, every article made of the most costly wood, and of bronze, iron, and marble,

  • Ezek 27:16
    67%

    16Aram traded with you because of the vast amount of your products; they exchanged turquoise, purple fabric, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your wares.

  • Job 28:1-2
    2 verses
    67%

    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.

  • Prov 23:4
    66%

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

  • Prov 17:16
    66%

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

  • Isa 54:12
    66%

    12I will make your battlements of rubies, your gates of sparkling stones, and all your borders of precious stones.

  • Rev 21:20
    66%

    20the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.

  • Song 1:11
    66%

    11We will make you ornaments of gold studded with silver.

  • Job 22:24
    65%

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

  • Ezek 28:4
    65%

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

  • Prov 4:7
    65%

    7Wisdom is supreme—acquire wisdom. Though it costs you all you have, gain understanding.

  • Prov 2:4
    65%

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

  • Prov 4:5
    65%

    5Acquire wisdom; acquire understanding. Do not forget or turn away from the words of my mouth.

  • Prov 22:1
    65%

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

  • Ezek 28:13
    64%

    13You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone was your covering: ruby, topaz, and diamond; beryl, onyx, and jasper; sapphire, turquoise, and emerald; and gold. The workmanship of your settings and mountings was prepared for you on the day you were created.

  • Prov 23:23
    64%

    23Buy the truth and do not sell it—wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

  • Exod 39:10-11
    2 verses
    64%

    10They mounted four rows of stones on it: the first row was a ruby, topaz, and emerald.

    11The second row had a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond.

  • Prov 13:8
    64%

    8A person's wealth may ransom their life, but the poor hear no threat.

  • Prov 8:19
    64%

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

  • Prov 14:24
    64%

    24The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.