Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver. New Living Translation It cannot be bought with gold. It cannot be purchased with silver. English Standard Version It cannot be bought for gold, and silver cannot be weighed as its price. Berean Standard Bible It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver. King James Bible It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. New King James Version It cannot be purchased for gold, Nor can silver be weighed for its price. New American Standard Bible “Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it, Nor can silver be weighed as its price. NASB 1995 “Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it, Nor can silver be weighed as its price. NASB 1977 “Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it, Nor can silver be weighed as its price. Legacy Standard Bible Pure gold cannot be given in place of it, Nor can silver be weighed as its price. Amplified Bible “It cannot be obtained for pure gold, Nor can silver be weighed as its price. Christian Standard Bible Gold cannot be exchanged for it, and silver cannot be weighed out for its price. Holman Christian Standard Bible Gold cannot be exchanged for it, and silver cannot be weighed out for its price. American Standard Version It cannot be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Gold is not given in exchange for it, neither is silver counted for its price Brenton Septuagint Translation One shall not give fine gold instead of it, neither shall silver be weighed in exchange for it. Contemporary English Version It is worth much more than silver or pure gold Douay-Rheims Bible The finest gold shall not purchase it, neither shall silver be weighed in exchange for it English Revised Version It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. GOD'S WORD® Translation You cannot obtain it with solid gold or buy it for any amount of silver. Good News Translation It cannot be bought with silver or gold. International Standard Version You can't buy it with gold, and its value cannot be calculated in silver. JPS Tanakh 1917 It cannot be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. Literal Standard Version Gold is not given for it, | Nor is silver weighed—its price. Majority Standard Bible It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver. New American Bible Solid gold cannot purchase her, nor can her price be paid with silver. NET Bible Fine gold cannot be given in exchange for it, nor can its price be weighed out in silver. New Revised Standard Version It cannot be gotten for gold, and silver cannot be weighed out as its price. New Heart English Bible It can't be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for its price. Webster's Bible Translation It cannot be obtained for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price of it. World English Bible It can’t be gotten for gold, neither will silver be weighed for its price. Young's Literal Translation Gold is not given for it, Nor is silver weighed -- its price. Additional Translations ... Context Where Can Wisdom Be Found?…14The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’ 15It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver. 16It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.… Cross References Job 28:14 The ocean depths say, 'It is not in me,' while the sea declares, 'It is not with me.' Job 28:16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. Proverbs 3:13 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding, Proverbs 3:14 for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold. Proverbs 8:10 Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold. Proverbs 8:11 For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her. Proverbs 8:19 My fruit is better than gold, pure gold, and my harvest surpasses choice silver. Treasury of Scripture It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. It cannot be gotten for gold. Job 28:18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies. Proverbs 3:13-15 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding… Proverbs 8:10,17,19 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold… Jump to Previous Bought Choice Exchange Finest Gold Gotten Obtained Payment Price Pure Silver Thereof Weighed WeightJump to Next Bought Choice Exchange Finest Gold Gotten Obtained Payment Price Pure Silver Thereof Weighed WeightJob 28 1. There is a knowledge of natural things12. But wisdom is an excellent gift of God Verse 15. - It cannot be gotten for gold. No amount of gold can purchase it; no, not of the purest and most refined quality (1 Kings 6:20, 21), for it is not a thing that can be bought or sold God must grant it, and find a way of imparting it; which he certainly will not do for a sum of money. Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof; If gold cannot purchase it, much less can silver - the less valuable medium of exchange. (On the weighing of silver, in sales, see Genesis 23:16; Jeremiah 32:9; Ezra 8:26.) Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew It cannotלֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no be purchased יֻתַּ֣ן (yut·tan) Verb - QalPass - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set for gold, תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ (taḥ·te·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of nor וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no its price מְחִירָֽהּ׃ (mə·ḥî·rāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 4242: Price, payment, wages weighed out יִ֝שָּׁקֵ֗ל (yiš·šā·qêl) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8254: To suspend, poise in silver. כֶּ֣סֶף (ke·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3701: Silver, money Links Job 28:15 NIVJob 28:15 NLT Job 28:15 ESV Job 28:15 NASB Job 28:15 KJV Job 28:15 BibleApps.com Job 28:15 Biblia Paralela Job 28:15 Chinese Bible Job 28:15 French Bible Job 28:15 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 28:15 It can't be gotten for gold neither (Jb) |
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