Job 28:15

Job 28:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
• New International Version (NIV)It cannot be bought with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
• English Standard Version (ESV)It cannot be bought for gold, and silver cannot be weighed as its price.
• New King James Version (NKJV)It cannot be purchased for gold, Nor can silver be weighed for its price.

Context of Job 28:15

13Humans do not understand the value of wisdom. They cannot find it in this world where people live. 14Wisdom is not in the sea. Even in the deepest sea, no one will find it. Nobody can buy wisdom. You may have lots of gold and silver, but you can never buy wisdom. 16All the pure gold from Ophir will not be enough to buy it. It is worth more than valuable onyx or sapphires. 17Neither gold nor beautiful glass is as valuable as wisdom. A whole pot full of gold could not buy it.

Job 28:15 word by word

לֹא־יֻתַּ֣ן סְג֣וֹר תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ וְלֹ֥א יִ֝שָּׁקֵ֗ל כֶּ֣סֶף מְחִירָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• It cannot be gottenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• for goldסְגוֹרsegôr · enclosureH5458
• neither shall silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• be weighedשָׁקַלshâqal · to weighH8254
• the priceמְחִירmechîyr · priceH4242

Cross-references for Job 28:15

• Job 28:18As for coral and jasper, they are not nearly as valuable as wisdom. Its price is more than the price of rubies.
• Proverbs 3:13Anyone who finds wisdom is in a happy place! So is the person who has learned to understand things.
• Proverbs 8:10Receive my wise teaching and knowledge as valuable things. They are more valuable than silver or the best gold.
• Proverbs 16:16It is better to have wisdom than gold or silver. You should want to understand what is right.

Commentaries on Job 28:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15It cannot be gotten for gold - Genuine religion and true happiness are not to be acquired by earthly property. Solomon made gold and silver as plentiful as the stones in Jerusalem, and had all the delights of the sons of men, and yet he was not happy; yea, he had wisdom, was the wisest of men, but he had not the wisdom of which Job speaks here, and therefore, to him, all was vanity and vexation of spirit. If Solomon, as some suppose, was the author of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15It cannot be gotten for gold - Margin, “fine gold shall not be given for it.” The word which is here rendered “gold.” and in the margin “fine gold” (סגור segôr ), is not the common word used to denote this metal. It is derived from סגר sâgar to “shut,” to “close,” and means properly that which is “shut up” or “enclosed;” and hence, Gesenius supposes it means pure gold, or the most precious gold, as that which is shut up or enclosed with care. Dr. Good…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-19Verses 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)Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-28This section is an isolated speech. There is no speaker listed, so it might continue from earlier words. Some see it as a creative summary by the author of Job. It emphasizes the limits of human wisdom and sets the stage for the Lord's speeches.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Not the usual word for "gold"; from a Hebrew root, "to shut up" with care; that is, purest gold (1Ki 6:20, Margin). weighed--The precious metals were weighed out before coining was known (Ge 23:16).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 28:15

• Money
• Readings, Select
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Job 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings