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


In Context

15 It cannot be obtained for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price of it.

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

17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.

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

19 The topaz of Cush shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

28:18High and eminent things shall not be mentioned in comparison of it: but wisdom is drawn out of secret places.

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 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.