Job 28:18

World English Bible (2000)

No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal. Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 3:15 : 15 She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.
  • Prov 31:10 : 10 Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies.
  • Lam 4:7 : 7 Her nobles were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk; They were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was as of sapphire.
  • Ezek 27:16 : 16 Syria was your merchant by reason of the multitude of your handiworks: they traded for your wares with emeralds, purple, and embroidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and rubies.
  • Matt 7:6 : 6 "Don't give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
  • Matt 13:45-46 : 45 "Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine pearls, 46 who having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
  • 1 Tim 2:9 : 9 In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety; not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing;
  • Rev 17:4 : 4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of the sexual immorality of the earth.
  • Rev 18:12 : 12 merchandise of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, scarlet, all expensive wood, every vessel of ivory, every vessel made of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble;
  • Rev 21:21 : 21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls. Each one of the gates was made of one pearl. The street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.
  • Prov 8:11 : 11 For wisdom is better than rubies. All the things that may be desired can't be compared to it.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Job 28:12-17
    6 verses
    88%

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

    13Man doesn't know its price; Neither is it found in the land of the living.

    14The deep says, 'It isn't in me.' The sea says, 'It isn't with me.'

    15It can't be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for its price.

    16It can't be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

    17Gold and glass can't equal it, neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

  • Job 28:19-20
    2 verses
    86%

    19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

    20Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?

  • Prov 8:10-11
    2 verses
    82%

    10Receive my instruction rather than silver; knowledge rather than choice gold.

    11For wisdom is better than rubies. All the things that may be desired can't be compared to it.

  • Prov 20:15
    78%

    15There is gold and abundance of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.

  • Prov 3:13-16
    4 verses
    77%

    13Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.

    14For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.

    15She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.

    16Length of days is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor.

  • Job 28:6-7
    2 verses
    74%

    6Sapphires come from its rocks. It has dust of gold.

    7That path no bird of prey knows, neither has the falcon's eye seen it.

  • Prov 31:10
    71%

    10Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies.

  • Job 36:18-19
    2 verses
    69%

    18Don't let riches entice you to wrath, neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.

    19Would your wealth sustain you in distress, or all the might of your strength?

  • Exod 28:17-20
    4 verses
    69%

    17You shall set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of ruby, topaz, and beryl shall be the first row;

    18and the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald;

    19and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

    20and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be enclosed in gold in their settings.

  • Gen 2:12
    67%

    12and the gold of that land is good. There is aromatic resin and the onyx stone.

  • Prov 16:16
    67%

    16How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

  • Prov 11:22
    67%

    22Like a gold ring in a pig's snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

  • Rev 18:12
    67%

    12merchandise of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, scarlet, all expensive wood, every vessel of ivory, every vessel made of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble;

  • Ezek 27:16
    67%

    16Syria was your merchant by reason of the multitude of your handiworks: they traded for your wares with emeralds, purple, and embroidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and rubies.

  • Job 28:1-2
    2 verses
    67%

    1"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine.

    2Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted out of the ore.

  • Prov 23:4
    66%

    4Don't weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.

  • Prov 17:16
    66%

    16Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?

  • Isa 54:12
    66%

    12I will make your pinnacles of rubies, and your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.

  • Rev 21:20
    66%

    20the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the eleventh, jacinth; and the twelfth, amethyst.

  • Song 1:11
    66%

    11We will make you earrings of gold, with studs of silver. Beloved

  • Job 22:24
    65%

    24Lay your treasure in the dust, the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.

  • Ezek 28:4
    65%

    4by your wisdom and by your understanding you have gotten yourself riches, and have gotten gold and silver into your treasures;

  • Prov 4:7
    65%

    7Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.

  • Prov 2:4
    65%

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

  • Prov 4:5
    65%

    5Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don't forget, neither swerve from the words of my mouth.

  • Prov 22:1
    65%

    1A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.

  • Ezek 28:13
    64%

    13You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and beryl. Gold work of tambourines and of pipes was in you. In the day that you were created they were prepared.

  • Prov 23:23
    64%

    23Buy the truth, and don't sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.

  • Exod 39:10-11
    2 verses
    64%

    10They set in it four rows of stones. A row of ruby, topaz, and beryl was the first row;

    11and the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald;

  • Prov 13:8
    64%

    8The ransom of a man's life is his riches, but the poor hear no threats.

  • Prov 8:19
    64%

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

  • Prov 14:24
    64%

    24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.