Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Man does not know its value,
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

No man can know its value,
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.

NET Bible

Mankind does not know its place; it cannot be 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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Man
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

not the price
ערך 
`erek 
Usage: 33

מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

in the land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

References

Easton

Context Readings

Job's Discourse On Wisdom

12 Where can wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding? 13 Man does not know its value,
Nor is it found in the land of the living.
14 The deep ocean says: 'It is not in me.' The sea proclaims: 'Not in me either!'

Cross References

Job 28:15-19

Gold will not buy it; neither will any amount of silver.

Job 28:21-22

It is hidden from the eyes of all the living, concealed from the birds in the air.

Psalm 19:10

They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold. They are sweeter than honey, even the drippings from a honeycomb.

Psalm 52:5

God will destroy you forever. He will remove you from your dwelling place from out of the land of the living.

Psalm 119:72

The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

Proverbs 3:14-15

The profit from wisdom is better than the profit from silver. Her gain is better than fine gold.

Proverbs 8:11

For wisdom is better than pearls. Nothing desirable compares to it.

Proverbs 8:18-19

Riches and honor are with me. Yes, durable riches and righteousness.

Proverbs 16:16

How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding instead of silver!

Proverbs 23:23

Buy the truth and do not sell it. Also buy wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

Ecclesiastes 8:16-17

When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night sees sleep with his eyes)

Isaiah 38:11

I thought that I would not see Jehovah in this world. Even with all the people in the world, I thought I would never see another person.

Isaiah 53:8

He was oppressed, judged and taken away. And who can speak of his descendants? He was removed from the land of the living. He was destroyed because of the transgression of my people.

Matthew 13:44-46

The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. A man found the treasure and hid it again in the field. He is so filled with joy he sells everything he owns and buys the field.

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