Job 28:18
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 28
“No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.”Job 28:18
What Does Job 28:18 Mean?
Job 28:18 is found in the book of Job, chapter 28, verse 18 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Job 28:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 13:45“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:”Proverbs 3:15“She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.”Proverbs 31:10“Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.”Lamentations 4:7“Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:”Ezekiel 27:16“Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.”Exodus 28:17“And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.”Job 28:15“It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.”Proverbs 8:11“For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.”Matthew 7:6“Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.”1 Timothy 2:9“In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;”Revelation 17:4“And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:”Revelation 18:12“The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,”Revelation 21:21“And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.”
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