Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli. New Living Translation It’s worth more than all the gold of Ophir, greater than precious onyx or lapis lazuli. English Standard Version It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. Berean Standard Bible It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. King James Bible It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. New King James Version It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx or sapphire. New American Standard Bible “It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx, or sapphire. NASB 1995 “It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx, or sapphire. NASB 1977 “It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx, or sapphire. Legacy Standard Bible It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx or sapphire. Amplified Bible “It cannot be valued in [terms of] the gold of Ophir, In the precious onyx or beryl, or the sapphire. Christian Standard Bible Wisdom cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or lapis lazuli. Holman Christian Standard Bible Wisdom cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. American Standard Version It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx, or the sapphire. Contemporary English Version or precious stones. English Revised Version It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. GOD'S WORD® Translation It can't be bought with the gold from Ophir or with precious onyx or sapphire. Good News Translation The finest gold and jewels Cannot equal its value. International Standard Version It cannot be compared to gold from Ophir, with precious onyx, or with sapphire. Majority Standard Bible It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. NET Bible It cannot be measured out for purchase with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or sapphires. New Heart English Bible It can't be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. Webster's Bible Translation It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. World English Bible It can’t be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIt is not valued with pure gold of Ophir, "" With precious onyx and sapphire, Young's Literal Translation It is not valued with pure gold of Ophir, With precious onyx and sapphire, Smith's Literal Translation It shall not be weighed with gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, and the sapphire. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIt shall not be compared with the dyed colours of India, or with the most precious stone sardonyx, or the sapphire. Catholic Public Domain Version It will not be compared with the dyed colors of India, nor with the very costly stone sardonyx, nor with the sapphire. New American Bible She cannot be bought with gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli, New Revised Standard Version It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIt cannot be exchanged with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or sapphire. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated It is not exchanged in gold of Ophir, or in beryl, or in sapphire OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx, or the sapphire. Brenton Septuagint Translation Neither shall it be compared with gold of Sophir, with the precious onyx and sapphire. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Where Can Wisdom Be Found?…15It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver. 16It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. 17Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.… Cross References Proverbs 3:14-15 for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold. / She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her. Proverbs 8:10-11 Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold. / For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her. Proverbs 16:16 How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver. Matthew 13:44-46 The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field. / Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. / When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it. 1 Peter 1:7 so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Revelation 21:18-21 The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass. / The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, / the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. ... Isaiah 13:12 I will make man scarcer than pure gold, and mankind rarer than the gold of Ophir. Psalm 19:9-10 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous. / They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. Psalm 119:72 The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. Proverbs 2:4 if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure, Colossians 2:3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. James 1:5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. 1 Kings 10:21 All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon. 1 Kings 10:23 So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. 2 Chronicles 9:20 All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon. Treasury of Scripture It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. the gold 1 Chronicles 29:4 Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal: Psalm 45:9 Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir. Isaiah 13:12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. onyx Exodus 28:20 And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings. Ezekiel 28:13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. Jump to Previous Balance Bought Gold Great Onyx Ophir Precious Price Pure Sapphire Sapphires ValuedJump to Next Balance Bought Gold Great Onyx Ophir Precious Price Pure Sapphire Sapphires ValuedJob 28 1. There is a knowledge of natural things12. But wisdom is an excellent gift of God It cannot be valued The phrase emphasizes the inestimable worth of wisdom. In the Hebrew text, the word used here conveys the idea of weighing or balancing, suggesting that wisdom's value is beyond any earthly measure. This reflects the biblical theme that true wisdom, which comes from God, surpasses all material wealth and human understanding. in the gold of Ophir in precious onyx or sapphire Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew It cannotלֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no be valued תְ֭סֻלֶּה (ṯə·sul·leh) Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5541: To make light of, toss aside in the gold בְּכֶ֣תֶם (bə·ḵe·ṯem) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3800: Something carved out, ore, gold of Ophir, אוֹפִ֑יר (’ō·w·p̄îr) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 211: Ophir -- a son of Joktan, also his descendants, also a region from which gold comes in precious יָקָ֣ר (yā·qār) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 3368: Precious, rare, splendid, weighty onyx בְּשֹׁ֖הַם (bə·šō·ham) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7718: (a gem) perhaps an onyx or sapphire. וְסַפִּֽיר׃ (wə·sap·pîr) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5601: A gem, the sapphire Links Job 28:16 NIVJob 28:16 NLT Job 28:16 ESV Job 28:16 NASB Job 28:16 KJV Job 28:16 BibleApps.com Job 28:16 Biblia Paralela Job 28:16 Chinese Bible Job 28:16 French Bible Job 28:16 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 28:16 It can't be valued with the gold (Jb) |