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Job 28:17
Job 28:17 is verse 17 of Job chapter 28, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.
King James Version
The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.
World English Bible
Gold and glass can’t equal it, neither will it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
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Job 28:15–19 · Berean Standard Bible
15 It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.
18 Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
19 Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Ezekiel 1:22Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of an awesome expanse, gleaming like crystal.
Revelation 4:6And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.
Revelation 21:11shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.
Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb