Job 28:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.”
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BSBPD
“It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“It cannot be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Gold is not given for it, Nor is silver weighed--its price.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 28:15 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 28:18Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
- Proverbs 3:13Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
- Proverbs 8:10Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.
- Proverbs 8:17I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
- Proverbs 8:19My fruit is better than gold, pure gold, and my harvest surpasses choice silver.
- Proverbs 16:16How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
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