KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Job 28:15–16
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Job 28:15
15It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
15†It *cannot be gotten for golde, neither shall siluer be weighed for the price thereof.
- Heb. fine gold shall not be giuen for it.
- Pro. 3.14. and 8.11,19. and 16.16.
Job 28:16
16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
16It cannot be valued with the golde of Ophir, with the precious Onix, or the Saphire.
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DEFINED WORDS
Job 28:15
Is unable to; is not able to.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Obtained, acquired, gained, or begotten, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Measured, apportioned, or having weight ascertained by scales, balance, or stated standard.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
DEFINED WORDS
Job 28:16
Is unable to; is not able to.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Estimated, appraised, esteemed, or regarded as having a stated worth.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A precious or ornamental stone, commonly banded in colour.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A precious stone named in the breastplate and other KJV descriptions; the entry does not impose a disputed modern mineral identification.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 15
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Open the full verse study16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
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Open the full verse study13¶ Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
14For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
15She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
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Open the full verse study10Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
11For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
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Open the full verse study19My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
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Open the full verse study18No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
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Open the full verse study17I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
From verse 16
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Open the full verse study13Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
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Open the full verse study12I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
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Open the full verse study9Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
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Open the full verse study4Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal:
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Open the full verse study20And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.
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