Job 28:13
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
Cross-reference
Job 28:15-19 expands on verse 13, listing precious metals that cannot buy wisdom, showing its pricelessness.
Job 28:21 expands on verse 13, explaining that wisdom is hidden from all living creatures — a direct continuation of the same argument.
Job 28:22 adds that even Destruction and Death have only heard rumors of wisdom, deepening the theme of its inaccessibility from verse 13.
Proverbs 3:14 states wisdom's profit exceeds silver and gold, reinforcing Job 28:13's point about wisdom's incomparable worth.
Ecclesiastes 8:17 echoes Job 28:13, stating that no one can fully comprehend God's ways — reinforcing the hiddenness of true wisdom.
Psalm 119:72 declares God's law better than gold and silver, echoing Job 28:13's assertion that wisdom's worth is beyond material wealth.
Proverbs 16:16 directly states wisdom's superiority over gold, reinforcing Job's theme that wisdom's worth is incomparable.
Psalm 19:10 values God's laws above gold, paralleling Job 28:13's theme that wisdom's worth exceeds earthly treasures.
Proverbs 3:15 echoes the theme of wisdom's priceless worth, comparing it to rubies — reinforcing Job's point that its value surpasses earthly treasures.
Proverbs 8:11 repeats the same comparison of wisdom to rubies, underscoring its supreme value that Job says humans cannot comprehend.
Proverbs 8:19 continues the theme of wisdom's superior worth over gold and silver, aligning with Job's assertion that its value is beyond human measure.