Job 28:16
16 It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
Other Translations of Job 28:16
King James Version
16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
English Standard Version
16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
The Message
16 Even famous Ophir gold can't buy it, not even diamonds and sapphires.
New King James Version
16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, In precious onyx or sapphire.
New Living Translation
16 It's worth more than all the gold of Ophir, greater than precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 28:16
Commentary on Job 28:12-19
(Read Job 28:12-19)
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.