Job 28:18

¹⁶ It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.

¹⁷ Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.

Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.

¹⁹ Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.

²⁰ From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?

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ÅB: Koraller og krystall kan ikke engang nevnes, og det å eie visdom er bedre enn perler.
OTB: Koraller og krystall skal ikke nevnes;
Og det å vinne visdom er mer verdifullt enn perler.
B1930: Koraller og krystall kan ikke engang nevnes, og det å eie visdom er bedre enn perler.

BSB: Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
KJV: No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
WEB: No mention will be made of coral or of crystal. Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
ASV: No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: Yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
DARBY: Corals and crystal are no more remembered; yea, the acquisition of wisdom is above rubies.
BLB: Coral and quartz [are] not to be mentioned; and the acquisition of wisdom is more than rubies.

Proverbs 3:15
She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
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Proverbs 31:10
A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
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Ezekiel 27:16
Aram was your customer because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your wares.
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Lamentations 4:7
Her dignitaries were brighter than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than rubies, their appearance like sapphires.
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Matthew 7:6
Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
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Proverbs 8:11
For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.
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Matthew 13:45–46
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.
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Revelation 17:4
The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.
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