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


In Context

15 Gold is not given for it, Nor is silver weighed — its price.

16 It is not valued with pure gold of Ophir, With precious onyx and sapphire,

17 Not equal it do gold and crystal, Nor is its exchange a vessel of fine gold.

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

19 Not equal it doth the topaz of Cush, With pure gold it is not valued.

20 And the wisdom — whence doth it come? And where is this, 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 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 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.