Job 28:13

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Mankind does not know its place; it cannot be found in the land of the living.

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  • Job 28:15-19 : 15 Fine gold cannot be given in exchange for it, nor can its price be weighed out in silver. 16 It cannot be measured out for purchase with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or sapphires. 17 Neither gold nor crystal can be compared with it, nor can a vase of gold match its worth. 18 Of coral and jasper no mention will be made; the price of wisdom is more than pearls. 19 The topaz of Cush cannot be compared with it; it cannot be purchased with pure gold.
  • Job 28:21-22 : 21 For it has been hidden from the eyes of every living creature, and from the birds of the sky it has been concealed. 22 Destruction and Death say,‘With our ears we have heard a rumor about where it can be found.’
  • Ps 19:10 : 10 They are of greater value than gold, than even a great amount of pure gold; they bring greater delight than honey, than even the sweetest honey from a honeycomb.
  • Ps 52:5 : 5 Yet God will make you a permanent heap of ruins. He will scoop you up and remove you from your home; he will uproot you from the land of the living.(Selah)
  • Ps 119:72 : 72 The law you have revealed is more important to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
  • Prov 3:14-15 : 14 For her benefit is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than gold. 15 She is more precious than rubies, and none of the things you desire can compare with her.
  • Prov 8:11 : 11 For wisdom is better than rubies, and desirable things cannot be compared to her.
  • Prov 8:18-19 : 18 Riches and honor are with me, long-lasting wealth and righteousness. 19 My fruit is better than the purest gold, and my harvest is better than choice silver.
  • Prov 16:16 : 16 How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.
  • Prov 23:23 : 23 Acquire truth and do not sell it– wisdom, and discipline, and understanding.
  • Eccl 8:16-17 : 16 Limitations of Human Wisdom When I tried to gain wisdom and to observe the activity on earth– even though it prevents anyone from sleeping day or night– 17 then I discerned all that God has done: No one really comprehends what happens on earth. Despite all human efforts to discover it, no one can ever grasp it. Even if a wise person claimed that he understood, he would not really comprehend it.
  • Isa 38:11 : 11 “I thought,‘I will no longer see the LORD in the land of the living, I will no longer look on humankind with the inhabitants of the world.
  • Isa 53:8 : 8 He was led away after an unjust trial– but who even cared? Indeed, he was cut off from the land of the living; because of the rebellion of his own people he was wounded.
  • Matt 13:44-46 : 44 Parables on the Kingdom of Heaven“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure, hidden in a field, that a person found and hid. Then because of joy he went and sold all that he had and bought that field. 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. 46 When he found a pearl of great value, he went out and sold everything he had and bought it.

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  • Job 28:12
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    12No Price Can Buy Wisdom“But wisdom– where can it be found? Where is the place of understanding?

  • Job 28:14-21
    8 verses
    85%

    14The deep says,‘It is not with me.’ And the sea says,‘It is not with me.’

    15Fine gold cannot be given in exchange for it, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.

    16It cannot be measured out for purchase with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or sapphires.

    17Neither gold nor crystal can be compared with it, nor can a vase of gold match its worth.

    18Of coral and jasper no mention will be made; the price of wisdom is more than pearls.

    19The topaz of Cush cannot be compared with it; it cannot be purchased with pure gold.

    20God Alone Has Wisdom“But wisdom– where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding?

    21For it has been hidden from the eyes of every living creature, and from the birds of the sky it has been concealed.

  • Eccl 8:17
    76%

    17then I discerned all that God has done: No one really comprehends what happens on earth. Despite all human efforts to discover it, no one can ever grasp it. Even if a wise person claimed that he understood, he would not really comprehend it.

  • Eccl 7:24
    75%

    24Whatever has happened is beyond human understanding; it is far deeper than anyone can fathom.

  • Eccl 8:7
    74%

    7Surely no one knows the future, and no one can tell another person what will happen.

  • Prov 3:13-14
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    74%

    13Blessings of Obtaining Wisdom Blessed is the one who has found wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding.

    14For her benefit is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than gold.

  • Prov 8:11
    74%

    11For wisdom is better than rubies, and desirable things cannot be compared to her.

  • Job 3:21
    73%

    21to those who wait for death that does not come, and search for it more than for hidden treasures,

  • Job 32:13
    73%

    13So do not say,‘We have found wisdom! God will refute him, not man!’

  • Prov 17:16
    72%

    16What’s the point of a fool having money in hand to buy wisdom, when his head is empty?

  • Prov 30:3
    72%

    3I have not learned wisdom, nor can I have knowledge of the Holy One.

  • Job 15:8-9
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    72%

    8Do you listen in on God’s secret council? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?

    9What do you know that we don’t know? What do you understand that we don’t understand?

  • Job 11:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7“Can you discover the essence of God? Can you find out the perfection of the Almighty?

    8It is higher than the heavens– what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol– what can you know?

  • Job 28:7
    72%

    7a hidden path no bird of prey knows– no falcon’s eye has spotted it.

  • Job 32:9
    72%

    9It is not the aged who are wise, nor old men who understand what is right.

  • Job 20:4
    72%

    4“Surely you know that it has been from old, ever since humankind was placed on the earth,

  • Job 28:23
    72%

    23God understands the way to it, and he alone knows its place.

  • Job 36:19
    71%

    19Would your wealth sustain you, so that you would not be in distress, even all your mighty efforts?

  • Eccl 6:12
    71%

    12For no one knows what is best for a person during his life– during the few days of his fleeting life– for they pass away like a shadow. Nor can anyone tell him what the future will hold for him on earth.

  • Prov 2:4
    71%

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

  • Eccl 9:5
    71%

    5For the living know that they will die, but the dead do not know anything; they have no further reward– and even the memory of them disappears.

  • Job 36:26
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    26The Work and Wisdom of God“Yes, God is great– beyond our knowledge! The number of his years is unsearchable.

  • Job 42:3
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    3you asked,‘Who is this who darkens counsel without knowledge?’ But I have declared without understanding things too wonderful for me to know.

  • Ps 92:6
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    6The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this.

  • Eccl 2:21
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    21For a man may do his work with wisdom, knowledge, and skill; however, he must hand over the fruit of his labor as an inheritance to someone else who did not work for it. This also is futile, and an awful injustice!

  • Job 38:19-20
    2 verses
    70%

    19“In what direction does light reside, and darkness, where is its place,

    20that you may take them to their borders and perceive the pathways to their homes?

  • Job 28:1
    70%

    1III. Job’s Search for Wisdom(28:1-28)No Known Road to Wisdom“Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined.

  • Eccl 9:10
    70%

    10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, because there is neither work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave, the place where you will eventually go.

  • Prov 24:14
    70%

    14Likewise, know that wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you have found it, you have a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

  • Ps 39:6
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    6Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away.”

  • Job 4:21
    70%

    21Is not their excess wealth taken away from them? They die, yet without attaining wisdom.

  • Eccl 1:15
    70%

    15What is bent cannot be straightened, and what is missing cannot be supplied.

  • Eccl 6:8
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    8So what advantage does a wise man have over a fool? And what advantage does a pauper gain by knowing how to survive?

  • Job 28:28
    70%

    28And he said to mankind,‘The fear of the LORD– that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

  • Ps 139:6
    70%

    6Your knowledge is beyond my comprehension; it is so far beyond me, I am unable to fathom it.

  • Prov 20:15
    70%

    15There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but words of knowledge are like a precious jewel.

  • Eccl 3:21
    69%

    21Who really knows if the human spirit ascends upward, and the animal’s spirit descends into the earth?

  • Prov 16:16
    69%

    16How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.

  • Job 5:27
    69%

    27Look, we have investigated this, so it is true. Hear it, and apply it for your own good.”