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Job 28:15–17

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It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.
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From verse 15

  1. Proverbs 16:16Rank 1 from verse 15
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    16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

  2. Proverbs 3:13–15Rank 2 from verse 15
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    13¶ 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.

  3. Proverbs 8:10–11Rank 3 from verse 15
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    10Receive 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.

  4. Proverbs 8:19Rank 4 from verse 15
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    19My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.

  5. Job 28:18Rank 5 from verse 15
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    18No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.

From verse 16

  1. Ezekiel 28:13Rank 1 from verse 16
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    13Thou 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.

  2. Isaiah 13:12Rank 2 from verse 16
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    12I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

  3. Psalms 45:9Rank 3 from verse 16
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    9Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

  4. 1 Chronicles 29:4Rank 4 from verse 16
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    4Even 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:

  5. Exodus 28:20Rank 5 from verse 16
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    20And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.

From verse 17

  1. Revelation 22:1Rank 1 from verse 17
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    1AND he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

  2. Ezekiel 1:22Rank 2 from verse 17
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    22And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.

  3. Proverbs 16:16Rank 3 from verse 17
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    16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

  4. Revelation 21:11Rank 4 from verse 17
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    11Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

  5. Revelation 4:6Rank 5 from verse 17
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    6And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Job 28:15

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

silver

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A precious white metal used for money, vessels, ornaments, images, trade, valuation, and refining; by extension, money or wealth reckoned in that metal.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

weighed

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Sense 1: Measured or ascertained by scales or balance. Sense 2: Figuratively, considered, evaluated, or judged by a standard.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Job 28:16

COMBINED MEANING

valued

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of value, meaning to estimate, appraise, esteem, or regard as having a stated worth.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Job 28:17

COMBINED MEANING

crystal

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A clear, transparent crystalline substance; used in comparisons for exceptional clearness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

equal

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Sense 1: The same in measure, value, standing, or likeness. Sense 2: Just, right, or even.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

exchange

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Sense 1: The contract by which one commodity is transferred to another for an equivalent commodity. The thing given in return for something received. Sense 2: The thing received in return for what is given.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

jewels

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Precious ornaments or valuable objects, often of gold or set with precious stones.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fine

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1. Of cloth or workmanship, delicate or finely made. 2. Of flour or meal, finely ground or prepared. 3. Of gold or other metal, pure, refined, or of high quality. 4. As a verb, to refine or purify metal.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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14The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.

15It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.

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16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

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17The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.

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18No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.

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