| NET Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1"Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is refined. | 1“Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined. |
| 2Iron is taken from the ground, and rock is poured out as copper. | 2Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore. |
| 3Man puts an end to the darkness; he searches the farthest recesses for the ore in the deepest darkness. | 3Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness. |
| 4Far from where people live he sinks a shaft, in places travelers have long forgotten, far from other people he dangles and sways. | 4Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways. |
| 5The earth, from which food comes, is overturned below as though by fire; | 5Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire. |
| 6a place whose stones are sapphires and which contains dust of gold; | 6Its rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold. |
| 7a hidden path no bird of prey knows--no falcon's eye has spotted it. | 7No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it. |
| 8Proud beasts have not set foot on it, and no lion has passed along it. | 8Proud beasts have never trodden it; no lion has ever prowled over it. |
| 9On the flinty rock man has set to work with his hand; he has overturned mountains at their bases. | 9The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base. |
| 10He has cut out channels through the rocks; his eyes have spotted every precious thing. | 10He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure. |
| 11He has searched the sources of the rivers and what was hidden he has brought into the light. | 11He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light. |
| 12"But wisdom--where can it be found? Where is the place of understanding? | 12But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell? |
| 13Mankind does not know its place; it cannot be found in the land of the living. | 13No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living. |
| 14The deep says, 'It is not with me.' And the sea says, 'It is not with me.' | 14The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’ |
| 15Fine gold cannot be given in exchange for it, nor can its price be weighed out in silver. | 15It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver. |
| 16It cannot be measured out for purchase with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or sapphires. | 16It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. |
| 17Neither gold nor crystal can be compared with it, nor can a vase of gold match its worth. | 17Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it. |
| 18Of coral and jasper no mention will be made; the price of wisdom is more than pearls. | 18Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies. |
| 19The topaz of Cush cannot be compared with it; it cannot be purchased with pure gold. | 19Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold. |
| 20"But wisdom--where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding? | 20From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell? |
| 21For it has been hidden from the eyes of every living creature, and from the birds of the sky it has been concealed. | 21It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air. |
| 22Destruction and Death say, 'With our ears we have heard a rumor about where it can be found.' | 22Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’ |
| 23God understands the way to it, and he alone knows its place. | 23But God understands its way, and He knows its place. |
| 24For he looks to the ends of the earth and observes everything under the heavens. | 24For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens. |
| 25When he made the force of the wind and measured the waters with a gauge. | 25When God fixed the weight of the wind and measured out the waters, |
| 26When he imposed a limit for the rain, and a path for the thunderstorm, | 26when He set a limit for the rain and a path for the thunderbolt, |
| 27then he looked at wisdom and assessed its value; he established it and examined it closely. | 27then He looked at wisdom and appraised it; He established it and searched it out. |
| 28And he said to mankind, 'The fear of the LORD--that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'" | 28And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’ ” |
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