Bible Strands
Job 28:15
It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Job speaks this declaration within a discourse on the search for wisdom, positioned between the ocean’s denial of the treasure and the listing of other unvaluable stones.
The words — סְגוֹר (se.Gor) means fine gold, and יִשּׁקֵל (yi.sha.Kel) means it will be weighed out, both terms describing commercial transactions used to establish a price.
The thread — The comparison of wisdom to gold and silver appears in Proverbs 16:16 and Proverbs 8:10, where acquiring understanding is explicitly ranked above material wealth.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that wisdom lacks a monetary valuation and cannot be acquired through commercial exchange or measured against standard currency.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 16:16 How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
- Proverbs 3:13 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
- Proverbs 8:10 Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.
- Proverbs 8:19 My fruit is better than gold, pure gold, and my harvest surpasses choice silver.
- Job 28:18 Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
- Proverbs 8:17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.