It cannot be gotten for gold, and silver cannot be weighed as its price.
Proverbs 8:19 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold, and my yield than choice silver. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; And my revenue than choice silver. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition My fruit is better than gold, yes, than refined gold, and my increase than choice silver. American Standard Version (1901) My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; And my revenue than choice silver. Common English Bible My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold; my crops are better than choice silver. Catholic Public Domain Version For my fruit is better than gold and precious stones, and my progeny better than choice silver. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For my fruit is better than gold and the precious stone, and my blossoms than choice silver. |
It cannot be gotten for gold, and silver cannot be weighed as its price.
The topaz of Ethiopia cannot compare with it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the mind of the wicked is of little worth.
To get wisdom is better than gold; to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
for the gain from it is better than gain from silver and its profit better than gold.
Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold;
For the protection of wisdom is like the protection of money; and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.