Job 28:18 Parallel Translations
NASB: "Coral and crystal are not to be mentioned; And the acquisition of wisdom is above that of pearls. (NASB ©1995)
GWT: be exchanged for it. Wisdom is more valuable than gems.(GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
ASV: No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: Yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
BBE: There is no need to say anything about coral or crystal; and the value of wisdom is greater than that of pearls.
DBY: Corals and crystal are no more remembered; yea, the acquisition of wisdom is above rubies.
ERV: No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
JPS: No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
WBS: No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
WEB: No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal. Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
YLT: Corals and pearl are not remembered, The acquisition of wisdom is above rubies.
Job 28:18 Cross References
XREF:Proverbs 8:11 "For wisdom is better than jewels; And all desirable things cannot compare with her. (NASB ©1995)
Commentaries and Concordances
GSB: 28:18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of {l} pearls: for the price of wisdom [is] above rubies.
(l) Which was thought to be a king of precious stone.
MHC: 28:12-19 Job here speaks of wisdom and understanding, the knowing and enjoying of God and ourselves. Its worth is infinitely more than all the riches in this world. It is a gift of the Holy Ghost which cannot be bought with money. Let that which is most precious in God's account, be so in ours. Job asks after it as one that truly desired to find it, and despaired of finding it any where but in God; any way but by Divine revelation.
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