Job 28:17

Gold and glass can’t equal it, neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

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WEBBE

Gold and glass can’t equal it, neither will it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

BSB

Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.

KJV

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

ASV

Gold and glass cannot equal it, Neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

BBE

Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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. (Job 28:20-28)

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