Job 28:18

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

Cross-reference

Job 28:15 Parallel

Job 28:15 continues the list of precious items that cannot buy wisdom — gold and silver are worthless compared to it.

Proverbs 3:15 directly parallels Job: wisdom is more precious than jewels, reinforcing the same valuation of wisdom over costly stones.

Matthew 13:45 uses the same pearl imagery to describe the kingdom of heaven as a merchant seeking fine pearls, echoing Job's theme of valuing something above pearls.

Matthew 13:46 continues the parable, emphasizing the pearl's great value—parallel to Job's point that wisdom surpasses pearls in worth.

Proverbs 31:10 compares a virtuous wife to jewels, using the same 'more precious than' structure as Job's wisdom—though the subject differs.