Parallel Verses
Amplified
“Man does not know the value of it;
Nor is it found in the land of the living.
New American Standard Bible
Nor is it found in the land of the living.
King James Version
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
Holman Bible
since it cannot be found in the land of the living.
International Standard Version
Mankind doesn't appreciate their value; and you won't find it anywhere on earth.
A Conservative Version
Man does not know the price of it, nor is it found in the land of the living.
American Standard Version
Man knoweth not the price thereof; Neither is it found in the land of the living.
Bible in Basic English
Man has not seen the way to it, and it is not in the land of the living.
Darby Translation
Man knoweth not the value thereof; and it is not found in the land of the living.
Julia Smith Translation
And man knew not its estimation, and it shall not be found in the land of the living.
King James 2000
Man knows not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A human being does not know its proper value, and it is not found in [the] land of the living.
Modern King James verseion
Man does not know the price of it; nor is it found in the land of the living.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Verily, no man can tell how worthy a thing she is, neither is she found in the land of the living.
NET Bible
Mankind does not know its place; it cannot be found in the land of the living.
New Heart English Bible
Man doesn't know its price; Neither is it found in the land of the living.
The Emphasized Bible
Mortal knoweth not the way thereof, neither can it be found in the land of the living;
Webster
Man knoweth not the price of it; neither is it found in the land of the living.
World English Bible
Man doesn't know its price; Neither is it found in the land of the living.
Youngs Literal Translation
Man hath not known its arrangement, Nor is it found in the land of the living.
Themes
divine Call » For worship of God » Wisdom's
Christ » Vine name applied to » Wisdom of
Interlinear
Yada`
Matsa'
References
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 28:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Discourse On Wisdom
12
“But where can wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?
“Man does not know the value of it;
Nor is it found in the land of the living.
“The deep says, ‘It is not in me’;
And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
Cross References
Job 28:15-19
“It cannot be obtained for pure gold,
Nor can silver be weighed as its price.
Job 28:21-22
“It is hidden from the eyes of all the living
And concealed from the birds of the heavens.
Psalm 19:10
They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.
Psalm 52:5
But God will break you down forever;
He will take you away and tear you away from your tent,
And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.
Psalm 119:72
The law from Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
Proverbs 3:14-15
For wisdom’s profit is better than the profit of silver,
And her gain is better than fine gold.
Proverbs 8:11
“For wisdom is better than rubies;
And all desirable things cannot compare with her.
Proverbs 8:18-19
“Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring wealth and righteousness (right standing with God).
Proverbs 16:16
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.
Proverbs 23:23
Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.
Ecclesiastes 8:16-17
When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to see the activities [of mankind] that take place upon the earth—how some men seem to sleep neither day nor night—
Isaiah 38:11
I said, “I will not see the Lord
The Lord in the land of the living;
I will no longer see man among the inhabitants of the world.
Isaiah 53:8
And
That He was cut off from the land of the living [by His death]
For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke [of death] was due?
Matthew 13:44-46