Job 28:15

Authorized King James Version (1611)

It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed [for] the price thereof.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:16 : 16 ¶ How much better [is it] to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
  • Prov 3:13-15 : 13 ¶ Happy [is] the man [that] findeth wisdom, and the man [that] getteth understanding. 14 For the merchandise of it [is] better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. 15 She [is] more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
  • Prov 8:10-11 : 10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. 11 For wisdom [is] better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
  • Prov 8:19 : 19 My fruit [is] better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
  • Job 28:18 : 18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom [is] above rubies.
  • Prov 8:17 : 17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

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  • Job 28:16-20
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    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 shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

    20 ¶ Whence then cometh wisdom? and where [is] the place of understanding?

  • Job 28:12-14
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    12 But where shall wisdom be found? and where [is] the place of understanding?

    13 Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.

    14 ¶ The depth saith, It [is] not in me: and the sea saith, [It is] not with me.

  • Prov 3:14-15
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    14 For the merchandise of it [is] better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

    15 She [is] more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

  • Job 28:6-7
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    76%

    6 The stones of it [are] the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.

    7 [There is] a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:

  • Job 28:1-2
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    1 ¶ Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold [where] they fine [it].

    2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass [is] molten [out of] the stone.

  • Job 36:18-19
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    18 Because [there is] wrath, [beware] lest he take thee away with [his] stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.

    19 Will he esteem thy riches? [no], not gold, nor all the forces of strength.

  • Prov 8:10-11
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    74%

    10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

    11 For wisdom [is] better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

  • Eccl 5:10
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    10 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this [is] also vanity.

  • Prov 20:14-15
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    14 ¶ [It is] naught, [it is] naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

    15 ¶ There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge [are] a precious jewel.

  • Prov 16:16
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    16 ¶ How much better [is it] to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

  • Job 22:24
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    24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the [gold] of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

  • Job 3:15
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    15 Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:

  • Prov 2:4
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    4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as [for] hid treasures;

  • Jer 10:9
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    9 Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple [is] their clothing: they [are] all the work of cunning [men].

  • Ezek 7:19
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    19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.

  • Prov 17:16
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    16 ¶ Wherefore [is there] a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing [he hath] no heart [to it]?

  • Eccl 1:15
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    15 [That which is] crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

  • Ps 49:7-8
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    7 None [of them] can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

    8 (For the redemption of their soul [is] precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)

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    19 My fruit [is] better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.

  • Prov 6:35
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    35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

  • Isa 46:6
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    6 They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, [and] hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.

  • Ezek 28:4
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    4 With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:

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    1 ¶ A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and] loving favour rather than silver and gold.

  • Prov 25:4
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    4 ¶ Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

  • Prov 23:4
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    4 ¶ Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

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    10 ¶ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies.

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    24 And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take [that] which [is] thine for the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.

  • Job 15:29
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    29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth.

  • Gen 2:12
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    12 And the gold of that land [is] good: there [is] bdellium and the onyx stone.

  • Job 11:8-9
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    8 [It is] as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

    9 The measure thereof [is] longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

  • 2 Chr 4:18
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    18 Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.

  • Isa 13:12
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    12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

  • Ps 135:15
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    15 ¶ The idols of the heathen [are] silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

  • Prov 27:24
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    24 For riches [are] not for ever: and doth the crown [endure] to every generation?

  • Deut 33:15
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    15 And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,

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    14 [He gave] of gold by weight for [things] of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; [silver also] for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service: