Proverbs 8:11

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

For wisdom is better than all the most precious things: and whatsoever may be desired cannot be compared to it.

Cross References

Matthew 16:26

For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his own soul? Or what exchange shall a man give for his soul?

Proverbs 16:16

Get wisdom, because it is better than gold: and purchase prudence, for it is more precious than silver.

Proverbs 20:15

There is gold, and a multitude of jewels: but the lips of knowledge are a precious vessel.

Proverbs 31:10

Who shall find a valiant woman? far and from the uttermost coasts is the price of her.

Ecclesiastes 7:11

Say not: What thinkest thou is the cause that former times were better than they are now? for this manner of question is foolish.

Deuteronomy 30:13

Nor is it beyond the sea: that thou mayst excuse thyself, and say: Which of us can cross the sea, and bring it unto us: that we may hear, and do that which is commanded?