Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Mankind does not know its place; it cannot be 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.
Amplified
“Man does not know the value of it;
Nor 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.
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 wisdom -- where can it be found? Where is the place of understanding? 13 Mankind does not know its place; it cannot be found in the land of the living. 14 The deep says, 'It is not with me.' And the sea says, 'It is not with me.'
Cross References
Job 28:15-19
Fine gold cannot be given in exchange for it, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
Job 28:21-22
For it has been hidden from the eyes of every living creature, and from the birds of the sky it has been concealed.
Psalm 19:10
They are of greater value than gold, than even a great amount of pure gold; they bring greater delight than honey, than even the sweetest honey from a honeycomb.
Psalm 52:5
Yet God will make you a permanent heap of ruins. He will scoop you up and remove you from your home; he will uproot you from the land of the living. (Selah)
Psalm 119:72
The law you have revealed is more important to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
Proverbs 3:14-15
For her benefit is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than gold.
Proverbs 8:11
For wisdom is better than rubies, and desirable things cannot be compared to her.
Proverbs 8:18-19
Riches and honor are with me, long-lasting wealth and righteousness.
Proverbs 16:16
How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.
Proverbs 23:23
Acquire truth and do not sell it -- wisdom, and discipline, and understanding.
Ecclesiastes 8:16-17
When I tried to gain wisdom and to observe the activity on earth -- even though it prevents anyone from sleeping day or night --
Isaiah 38:11
"I thought, 'I will no longer see the Lord in the land of the living, I will no longer look on humankind with the inhabitants of the world.
Isaiah 53:8
He was led away after an unjust trial -- but who even cared? Indeed, he was cut off from the land of the living; because of the rebellion of his own people he was wounded.
Matthew 13:44-46
"The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure, hidden in a field, that a person found and hid. Then because of joy he went and sold all that he had and bought that field.