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Job 28:17

17  Gold and glass cannot equal it,

nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

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Job 28:17 — The New International Version (NIV)

17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it,

nor can it be had for jewels of gold.

Job 28:17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it:

And the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.

Job 28:17 — New Living Translation (NLT)

17 Wisdom is more valuable than gold and crystal.

It cannot be purchased with jewels mounted in fine gold.

Job 28:17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

17 Neither gold nor crystal can equal it,

Nor can it be exchanged for jewelry of fine gold.

Job 28:17 — New Century Version (NCV)

17 Gold and crystal are not as valuable as wisdom,

and you cannot buy it with jewels of gold.

Job 28:17 — American Standard Version (ASV)

17 Gold and glass cannot equal it,

Neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

Job 28:17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

17 Gold and glass cannot be compared to it, nor vessels of fine gold be its exchange.

Job 28:17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

17 Neither gold nor glass can equal its value. 

Nor can gold ornaments, jewels, or crystal 

Job 28:17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

17 Gold and glass do not compare with it,

and articles of fine gold cannot be exchanged for it.

Job 28:17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

17 Gold and glass cannot equal it,

nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

Job 28:17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17 Gold and glass cannot be compared with it,

and its substitution cannot be an ornament of refined gold.

Job 28:17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

17 Gold or crystal can’t compare with it.

It can’t be bought with jewels made of gold.

Job 28:17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

17 Gold or glass cannot equal it,

Nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold.


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