Job 28:17

Authorized King James Version (1611)

The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it [shall not be for] jewels of fine gold.

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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!
  • Ezek 1:22 : 22 And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature [was] as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.
  • Rev 4:6 : 6 And before the throne [there was] a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, [were] four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
  • Rev 21:11 : 11 Having the glory of God: and her light [was] like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
  • Rev 22:1 : 1 ¶ And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

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  • Job 28:12-16
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    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.

    14¶ The depth 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.

  • Job 28:18-20
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    89%

    18No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom [is] above rubies.

    19The 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?

  • Prov 8:10-11
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    80%

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

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

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

    15She [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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    6The 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:

  • Prov 20:15
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    15¶ There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge [are] a precious jewel.

  • Job 36:19
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    19Will he esteem thy riches? [no], not gold, nor all the forces of strength.

  • Gen 2:12
    72%

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

  • Job 28:1-2
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    71%

    1¶ Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold [where] they fine [it].

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

  • Rev 18:12
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    12The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,

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

  • Jer 10:9
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    9Silver 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].

  • 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!

  • Exod 28:17-20
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    17And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, [even] four rows of stones: [the first] row [shall be] a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: [this shall be] the first row.

    18And the second row [shall be] an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.

    19And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.

    20And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.

  • Prov 31:10
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    10¶ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies.

  • Song 1:11
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    11We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.

  • Prov 11:22
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    22¶ [As] a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, [so is] a fair woman which is without discretion.

  • Prov 8:19
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    19My fruit [is] better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.

  • 1 Kgs 10:21
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    21And 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.

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

  • Rev 21:20
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    20The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

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

  • Prov 22:1
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    1¶ A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and] loving favour rather than silver and gold.

  • Ezek 27:16
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    16Syria [was] thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.

  • Lam 4:1
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    1¶ How is the gold become dim! [how] is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.

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

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

  • Ezek 7:19
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    19They 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.

  • 2 Chr 9:20
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    20And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon [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 [not] any thing accounted of in the days of Solomon.

  • Prov 17:8
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    8¶ A gift [is as] a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

  • Rev 21:18
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    18And the building of the wall of it was [of] jasper: and the city [was] pure gold, like unto clear glass.

  • Exod 25:7
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    7Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.

  • Song 5:14
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    14His hands [are as] gold rings set with the beryl: his belly [is as] bright ivory overlaid [with] sapphires.

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

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

  • 1 Chr 29:2
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    2Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for [things to be made] of gold, and the silver for [things] of silver, and the brass for [things] of brass, the iron for [things] of iron, and wood for [things] of wood; onyx stones, and [stones] to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.