🌪️WEB · Job 28:18
What does Job 28:18 mean?
"No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal. Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies."
— Job 28:18 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
It can’t be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for its price.
It can’t be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
Gold and glass can’t equal it, neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal. Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?
Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the birds of the sky.
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