Job 28:15

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:16 : 16 How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.
  • Prov 3:13-15 : 13 Blessings of Obtaining Wisdom Blessed is the one who has found wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding. 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 8:10-11 : 10 Receive my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold. 11 For wisdom is better than rubies, and desirable things cannot be compared to her.
  • Prov 8:19 : 19 My fruit is better than the purest gold, and my harvest is better than choice silver.
  • Job 28:18 : 18 Of coral and jasper no mention will be made; the price of wisdom is more than pearls.
  • Prov 8:17 : 17 I will love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently will find me.

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  • Job 28:16-20
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    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?

  • Job 28:12-14
    3 verses
    85%

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

    13Mankind does not know its place; it cannot be found in the land of the living.

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

  • Prov 3:14-15
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    14For her benefit is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than gold.

    15She is more precious than rubies, and none of the things you desire can compare with her.

  • Job 28:6-7
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    6a place whose stones are sapphires and which contains dust of gold;

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

  • Job 28:1-2
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    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.

    2Iron is taken from the ground, and rock is poured out as copper.

  • Job 36:18-19
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    18Be careful that no one entices you with riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside.

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

  • Prov 8:10-11
    2 verses
    74%

    10Receive my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.

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

  • Eccl 5:10
    72%

    10Covetousness The one who loves money will never be satisfied with money, he who loves wealth will never be satisfied with his income. This also is futile.

  • Prov 20:14-15
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    14“It’s worthless! It’s worthless!” says the buyer, but when he goes on his way, he boasts.

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

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

  • Job 22:24
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    24and throw your gold in the dust– your gold of Ophir among the rocks in the ravines–

  • Job 3:15
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    15or with princes who possessed gold, who filled their palaces with silver.

  • Prov 2:4
    70%

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

  • Jer 10:9
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    9Hammered-out silver is brought from Tarshish and gold is brought from Ufaz to cover those idols. They are the handiwork of carpenters and goldsmiths. They are clothed in blue and purple clothes. They are all made by skillful workers.

  • Ezek 7:19
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    19They will discard their silver in the streets, and their gold will be treated like filth. Their silver and gold will not be able to deliver them on the day of the LORD’s fury. They will not satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs because their wealth was the obstacle leading to their iniquity.

  • Prov 17:16
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    16What’s the point of a fool having money in hand to buy wisdom, when his head is empty?

  • Eccl 1:15
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    15What is bent cannot be straightened, and what is missing cannot be supplied.

  • Ps 49:7-8
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    7Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother; he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price

    8(the ransom price for a human life is too high, and people go to their final destiny),

  • Prov 8:19
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    19My fruit is better than the purest gold, and my harvest is better than choice silver.

  • Prov 6:35
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    35He will not consider any compensation; he will not be willing, even if you multiply the compensation.

  • Isa 46:6
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    6Those who empty out gold from a purse and weigh out silver on the scale hire a metalsmith, who makes it into a god. They then bow down and worship it.

  • Ezek 28:4
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    4By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself; you have amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.

  • Prov 22:1
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    1A good name is to be chosen rather than great wealth, good favor more than silver or gold.

  • Prov 25:4
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    4Remove the dross from the silver, and material for the silversmith will emerge;

  • Prov 23:4
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    4Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

  • Prov 31:10
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    10The Wife of Noble Character Who can find a wife of noble character? For her value is far more than rubies.

  • 1 Chr 21:24
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    24King David replied to Ornan,“No, I insist on buying it for top price. I will not offer to the LORD what belongs to you or offer a burnt sacrifice that cost me nothing.

  • Job 15:29
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    29He will not grow rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land.

  • Gen 2:12
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    12(The gold of that land is pure; pearls and lapis lazuli are also there).

  • Job 11:8-9
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    8It is higher than the heavens– what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol– what can you know?

    9Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

  • 2 Chr 4:18
    67%

    18Solomon made so many of these items they did not weigh the bronze.

  • Isa 13:12
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    12I will make human beings more scarce than pure gold, and people more scarce than gold from Ophir.

  • Ps 135:15
    67%

    15The nations’ idols are made of silver and gold, they are man-made.

  • Prov 27:24
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    24for riches do not last forever, nor does a crown last from generation to generation.

  • Deut 33:15
    67%

    15with the best of the ancient mountains and the harvest produced by the age-old hills;

  • 1 Chr 28:14
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    14He gave him the prescribed weight for all the gold items to be used in various types of service in the LORD’s temple, for all the silver items to be used in various types of service,