Proverbs 3:13

English Standard Version 2016

Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding,

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Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment.

if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures,

It cannot be bought for gold, and silver cannot be weighed as its price.

They are all straight to him who understands, and right to those who find knowledge.

Neither is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’

No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; the price of wisdom is above pearls.

The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.

The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.