Job 28:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

Surely there is a source for silver, and a place where gold is refined.

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  • Gen 2:11-12 : 11 The name of the first is Pishon: it is the one that encompasses the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; 12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
  • Gen 23:15 : 15 My lord, listen to me; the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that between me and you? Therefore, bury your dead.
  • Gen 24:22 : 22 So it was, when the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden earring weighing half a shekel, and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels of gold,
  • 1 Kgs 7:48-50 : 48 And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained to the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, upon which was the showbread, 49 And the lampstands of pure gold, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, with the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold, 50 And the bowls, the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the Most Holy Place, and for the doors of the house, that is, of the temple.
  • 1 Kgs 10:21 : 21 And 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 not considered valuable in the days of Solomon.
  • 1 Chr 29:2-5 : 2 Now 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 bronze for things of bronze, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistening stones, and of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance. 3 Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have given of my own proper goods, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, 4 Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses. 5 The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all kinds of work to be made by the hands of craftsmen. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day to the LORD?
  • Ps 12:6 : 6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
  • Prov 17:3 : 3 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the hearts.
  • Prov 27:21 : 21 As the refining pot tests silver, and the furnace tests gold, so a man is tested by his praise.
  • Isa 48:10 : 10 Behold, I have refined you, but not with silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.
  • Zech 13:9 : 9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them as gold is tested; they shall call on my name, and I will hear them; I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, The LORD is my God.
  • Mal 3:2-3 : 2 But who may endure the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap: 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and refine them like gold and silver, that they may offer to the LORD an offering in righteousness.
  • 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ:

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  • Job 28:2-3
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    2Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is melted from the stone.

    3He sets an end to darkness, and searches out all perfection: the stones of darkness and the shadow of death.

  • Job 28:5-7
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    80%

    5As for the earth, out of it comes bread, and under it is overturned as if by fire.

    6Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold.

    7There is a path that no bird knows, and the vulture's eye has not seen:

  • Prov 25:4
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    4Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for the refiner will appear.

  • Job 28:12-17
    6 verses
    75%

    12But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

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

    14The depth says, 'It is not in me'; and the sea says, 'It is not with me.'

    15It cannot be bought with gold, nor shall silver be weighed for its price.

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

    17The gold and the crystal cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

  • Job 22:24-25
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    74%

    24Then you shall lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

    25Yes, the Almighty shall be your defense, and you shall have plenty of silver.

  • Prov 2:4
    74%

    4If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

  • Job 28:19-20
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    19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, nor shall it be valued with pure gold.

    20From where then comes wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

  • Prov 17:3
    73%

    3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the hearts.

  • Jer 10:9
    73%

    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 are their clothing: they are all the work of skilled men.

  • Prov 27:21
    72%

    21As the refining pot tests silver, and the furnace tests gold, so a man is tested by his praise.

  • Job 27:16-17
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    72%

    16Though he heaps up silver as the dust, and prepares clothing as the clay;

    17He may prepare it, but the just shall wear it, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

  • Job 28:10
    72%

    10He cuts out rivers among the rocks; and his eye sees every precious thing.

  • Job 23:10
    72%

    10But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.

  • Job 28:27
    72%

    27Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, indeed, he searched it out.

  • Exod 31:4
    72%

    4To devise skillful works, to work in gold, in silver, and in bronze,

  • Ezek 28:4
    71%

    4With your wisdom and with your understanding you have gained riches for yourself, and gathered gold and silver into your treasures:

  • Prov 3:14
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    14For its merchandise is better than the merchandise of silver, and its gain than fine gold.

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

  • Prov 8:10
    71%

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

  • Job 31:24
    71%

    24If I have made gold my hope, or said to the fine gold, 'You are my confidence;'

  • Exod 35:32
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    32And to devise skillful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze,

  • Gen 2:12
    70%

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

  • 1 Chr 29:5
    70%

    5The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all kinds of work to be made by the hands of craftsmen. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day to the LORD?

  • 1 Chr 28:14
    70%

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

  • Deut 8:9
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    9A land where you shall eat bread without scarcity, you shall not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you may dig copper.

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

  • Prov 8:18-19
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    69%

    18Riches and honor are with me; yes, enduring riches and righteousness.

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

  • Job 28:23
    69%

    23God understands its way, and he knows its place.

  • Hag 2:8
    69%

    8The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, says the LORD of hosts.

  • Prov 1:13
    69%

    13We shall find all kinds of precious goods, we shall fill our houses with plunder;

  • Exod 25:39
    69%

    39It shall be made of a talent of pure gold, with all these utensils.

  • Isa 40:19
    69%

    19The workman molds a graven image, the goldsmith covers it with gold and casts silver chains.

  • Prov 16:16
    69%

    16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold, and to choose understanding rather than silver!

  • 1 Chr 22:14
    69%

    14Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD one hundred thousand talents of gold, and a million talents of silver; and of bronze and iron beyond weight, for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and you may add to them.

  • Num 31:22
    69%

    22Only the gold, the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,

  • 1 Chr 22:16
    69%

    16Of the gold, the silver, and the bronze, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with you.

  • 1 Chr 29:2
    68%

    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 bronze for things of bronze, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistening stones, and of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.

  • Deut 32:34
    68%

    34Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures?