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Proverbs 3:13

New International Reader's Version

Blessed is the one who finds wisdom. Blessed is the one who gains understanding.

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It can’t be bought with the finest gold. Its price can’t be weighed out in silver.

Don’t bother to talk about coral and jasper. Wisdom is worth far more than rubies.

A topaz from Cush can’t compare with it. It can’t be bought with the purest gold.

The law you gave is worth more to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.

It is much better to get wisdom than gold. It is much better to choose understanding than silver.

A person who isn’t friendly looks out only for themselves. They oppose all good sense by starting fights.

Look for it as you would look for silver. Search for it as you would search for hidden treasure.

To those who have understanding, all my words are right. To those who have found knowledge, they are true.

And it isn’t beyond the ocean. So you don’t have to ask, “Who will go across the ocean to get it? Who will announce it to us so we can obey it?”