Job 28:17 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁷The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.

Job 28:17 —

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Cross-References

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Revelation 22:1
And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
Ezekiel 1:22
And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above.
Revelation 21:11
Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
Revelation 4:6
And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
Proverbs 16:16
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 14-19)

Job, having spoken of the wealth of the world, which men put such a value upon and take so much pains for, here comes to speak of another more valuable jewel, and that is, wisdom and understanding, the knowing and enjoying of God and ourselves. Those that found out all those ways and means to enrich themselves thought themselves very wise; but Job will not own theirs to be wisdom. He supposes them…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 17)

17. crystal--Or else glass, if then known, very costly. From a root, “to be transparent.” jewels--rather, “vessels.”