Proverbs 16:16

Bible in Basic English 1965

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.

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For this reason I have greater love far your teachings than for gold, even for shining gold.

If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth;

Happy is the man who makes discovery of wisdom, and he who gets knowledge.

For trading in it is better than trading in silver, and its profit greater than bright gold.

Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.

The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.

My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than silver.

Wisdom keeps a man from danger even as money does; but the value of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to its owner.

For what profit has a man, if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.