18High and eminent things shall not be mentioned in comparison of it: but wisdom is drawn out of secret places.


In Context

15 The finest gold shall not purchase it, neither shall silver be weighed in exchange for it

16 It shall not be compared with the dyed colours of India, or with the most precious stone sardonyx, or the sapphire.

17 Gold or crystal cannot equal it, neither shall any vessels of gold be changed for it.

18 High and eminent things shall not be mentioned in comparison of it: but wisdom is drawn out of secret places.

19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be equal to it, neither shall it be compared to the cleanest dyeing.

20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?

Job 28:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:18No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom [is] above rubies.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

28:18Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

28:18No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: Yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:18Corals and crystal are no more remembered; yea, the acquisition of wisdom is above rubies.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

28:18No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:18No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:18No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal. Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

28:18Corals and pearl are not remembered, The acquisition of wisdom is above rubies.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:18No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.