KJV ORIGINAL
It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
It cannot be bought with gold, and silver cannot be weighed out to pay for it.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is saying that true wisdom is so valuable it cannot be purchased with any amount of money or precious metals.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Job's famous poem about wisdom in chapter 28, where he describes how people can find precious metals and gems deep in the earth through mining, but wisdom is far more valuable and cannot be found through human effort or wealth. Job was speaking during a time when gold and silver were the ultimate measures of value and purchasing power in ancient society.
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