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Job 28:18–19

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No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
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From verse 18

  1. Proverbs 3:15Rank 1 from verse 18
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    15She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

  2. Proverbs 31:10Rank 2 from verse 18
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    10¶ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

  3. Ezekiel 27:16Rank 3 from verse 18
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    16Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.

  4. Lamentations 4:7Rank 4 from verse 18
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    7Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:

  5. 1 Timothy 2:9Rank 5 from verse 18
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    9In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

From verse 19

  1. Exodus 28:17Rank 1 from verse 19
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    17And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.

  2. Exodus 39:10Rank 2 from verse 19
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    10And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.

  3. Ezekiel 28:13Rank 3 from verse 19
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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.

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

  5. Revelation 21:20Rank 5 from verse 19
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    20The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

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Job 28:18

COMBINED MEANING

mention

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Sense 1: To speak of, name, or refer to. Sense 2: As a noun, a spoken reference or remembrance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

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

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pearls

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Precious, rounded substances formed within shellfish and used as jewels.

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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

wisdom

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Knowledge, understanding, judgment, skill, or prudence.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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Job 28:19

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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pure

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Clean, undefiled, unmixed, uncorrupted, genuine, clear, or sincere; free from contaminating matter or evil.

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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.

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

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19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

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20Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?

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