Proverbs 16:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁶ Get wisdom – how much better it is than gold! And get understanding – it is preferable to silver.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ How much better it is to get skillful and godly Wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. [Prov. 8:10, 19.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Acquiring wisdom is much better than gold, and acquiring understanding is better than silver.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ Possess wisdom, for it is better than gold. And acquire prudence, for it is more precious than silver.

Proverbs 16:16 Cross References

Proverbs 2:4

if you seek it like silver and search for it like hidden treasure,

Proverbs 3:13

Happy is a man who finds wisdom and who acquires understanding,

Proverbs 3:14

for she is more profitable than silver, and her revenue is better than gold.

Proverbs 4:5

Get wisdom, get understanding; don’t forget or turn away from the words from my mouth.

Proverbs 4:7

Wisdom is supreme #– #so get wisdom. And whatever else you get, get understanding.

Proverbs 8:19

My fruit is better than solid gold, and my harvest than pure silver.

Ecclesiastes 7:12

because wisdom is protection as silver is protection; but the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.

Matthew 16:26

For what will it benefit someone if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will anyone give in exchange for his life?

Luke 12:21

‘That’s how it is with the one who stores up treasure   for himself and is not rich towards God.’