1 There is a silver mine and a place where gold is refined.
2 Iron is taken from earth and copper is smelted from ore.
3 Man tries to conquer darkness, piercing to the uttermost depths in darkness for the gloomy stone.
4 Strange people cut a shaft in places remote and long forgotten, and there they labor, dangling and swaying.
5 The earth which produces food is plowed up as if by fire.
6 Sapphires come from its rocks, gold nuggets from its dust.
7 No bird of prey knows the hidden path, no falcon's eye has seen it yet.
8 No proud beast has trodden it, no prowling lion has passed over it.
9 Man attacks the flinty rocks, upturns mountains by their roots.
10 Tunneling through earth's layers, he sees all its treasures.
11 He searches the source of rivers, and brings hidden things to light.
12 But where does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?
13 Man has known no way to wisdom; it is not found in the land of the living.
14 The deep says, "It is not in me"; the sea says, "It is not with me."
15 It cannot be purchased with the finest gold, nor can its price be weighed in silver.
16 It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir, nor with precious onyx or sapphire.
17 It is beyond comparison with gold or crystal; its worth is unmatched by any golden vessel.
18 Not worth mentioning are coral and jasper; the price of wisdom is above the biggest pearl.
19 The topaz of Cush cannot equal it; it cannot be valued in pure gold.
20 Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?
21 It is hidden from the eyes of all the living, concealed from the birds in the sky.
22 Destruction and Death can only say, "We have heard of it."
23 God alone knows the way to wisdom, his eye enters its dwelling place.
24 When he looked to the ends of the earth, and watched everything under the heavens,
25 when he gave the wind its force and measured out the waters,
26 when he set a bound for the rain and a way for the thunder and lightning,
27 then he looked at wisdom and appraised it; he established it, knowing it in depth.
28 And to man he said: The fear of the Lord is wisdom; avoiding evil is understanding.
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Job 28 is a chapter that discusses wisdom and knowledge, comparing them with the search for gold and precious stones. The author reflects on the difficulty in finding wisdom, which is comparable to the mining process. To provide five verses related to the topics addressed in Job 28, Job's verses will be excluded from the results.
Proverbs 2:3-6: "Yes, if you call for discernment and speak aloud by understanding, if you seek wisdom as you are looking for silver and seeking it as you are looking for a hidden treasure, then you will understand what is fear to the Lord and will find the knowledge of God. For the Lord is the one who gives wisdom; his mouth comes out of knowledge and understanding. " This verse of Proverbs talks about the search for wisdom, which must be as intense as the search for treasure.
Proverbs 8:10-11: "Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge instead of thin gold, for wisdom is more precious than rubies; nothing you can wish to compare to it." This verse of proverbs highlights the importance of wisdom and knowledge, which are more valuable than gold and silver.
Proverbs 17:27: "The man of knowledge uses words with discernment, and the man of understanding is pleasant to the ears." This verse of proverbs emphasizes the importance of knowledge and wisdom in communication.
James 1:5: "If any of you have a lack of wisdom, ask it to God, who gives all freely, goodwill; and will be granted." This verse of James encourages people to seek wisdom and promises that God will grant it for free.
Colossians 2:2-3: "My goal is for them to be strengthened in heart and united in love, so that they have all the richness of a full understanding, in order to fully know the mystery of God, namely Christ, in Who are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. " This verse of Colossians describes Christ as the treasure of wisdom and knowledge and highlights the importance of knowing and fully understanding the mystery of God.
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