Thematic Bible

Job 28:1

There are places were silver is molten, and where gold is tried;

Job 28:2

where iron is digged out of the ground, and stones resolved to metal.

Job 28:3

The darkness shall once come to an end: he can seek out the ground of all things; the stones, the dark, and the shadow of death.

Job 28:4

With the river of water parteth he asunder the strange people, that knoweth no good neighborhead; such as are rude, unmannerly and boisterous.

Job 28:5

He bringeth food out of the earth, and that which is under, consumeth he with fire.

Job 28:6

There is found a place, whose stones are clean Sapphires, and where the clots of the earth are gold.

Job 28:7

There is a way also that the birds know not, that no vulture's eye hath seen;

Job 28:8

wherein the proud and high minded walk not, and where no lion cometh.

Job 28:9

There putteth he his hand upon the stony rocks, and overthroweth the mountains.

Job 28:10

Rivers flow out of the rocks, and look: what is pleasant, his eye seeth it.

Job 28:11

Out of drops bringeth he great floods together, and the thing that is hid bringeth he to light.
No Themes for this verse.

Job 28:12

How cometh a man then by wisdom? Where is the place that men find understanding?

Job 28:13

Verily, no man can tell how worthy a thing she is, neither is she found in the land of the living.

Job 28:14

"The deep sayeth, 'She is not in me.' The sea sayeth, 'She is not with me.'

Job 28:15

She cannot be gotten for the most fine gold, neither may the price of her be bought with any money.

Job 28:16

No wedges of gold of Ophir, no precious Onyx stones, no Sapphire may be compared unto her.

Job 28:17

No, neither gold nor Crystal, neither sweet odours nor golden plate.

Job 28:18

There is nothing so worthy, or so excellent, as once to be named unto her: for perfect wisdom goeth far beyond them all.

Job 28:19

The Topaz that cometh out of Ethiopia may in no wise be likened unto her: yea, no manner of apparel how pleasant and fair soever it be.

Job 28:20

"From where then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

Job 28:21

She is hid from the eyes of all men; yea, and from the fouls of the air.

Job 28:22

Destruction and death say, 'We have heard tell of her with our ears.'

Job 28:23

But God seeth her way, and knoweth her place.

Job 28:24

For he holdeth the ends of the world and looketh upon all that is under the heaven.

Job 28:25

When he weighed the winds, and measured the waters;

Job 28:26

When he set the rain in order, and gave the mighty floods a law;

Job 28:27

Then did he see her, then declared he her, prepared her and knew her.

Job 28:28

And unto man he said, 'Behold, to fear the LORD is wisdom: and to forsake evil, is understanding.'"