Job 28:13
11 He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
12 But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
14 The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.
15 It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.
- KJV
- Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
- WEB
- Man doesn’t know its price, and it isn’t found in the land of the living.
- ASV
- Man knoweth not the price thereof; Neither is it found in the land of the living.
- DARBY
- Man knoweth not the value thereof; and it is not found in the land of the living.
- BLB
- Man does not know its value, and it is not found in the land of the living.
- ÅB
- Intet menneske kjenner dens verd, og den finnes ikke i de levendes land.
- OTB
- Mennesket kjenner ikke dens verdi,
Og den er ikke å finne i de levendes land. - B1930
- Intet menneske kjenner dens verd, og den finnes ikke i de levendes land.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 8:11
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
Read in contextProverbs 8:18–19
Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
Read in contextProverbs 3:14–15
For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
Read in contextProverbs 23:23
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Read in contextMatthew 13:44–46
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 8:16–17
When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)
Read in contextProverbs 16:16
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
Read in contextPsalms 52:5
God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
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