Proverbs 16:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Get wisdom – how much better it is than gold! And get understanding – it is preferable to silver.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

How much better it is to get skillful and godly Wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. [Prov. 8:10, 19.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

Acquiring wisdom is much better than gold, and acquiring understanding is better than silver.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Possess wisdom, for it is better than gold. And acquire prudence, for it is more precious than silver.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

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Proverbs 2:4

if you seek it like silver and search for it like hidden treasure,

Proverbs 3:13

Happy is a man who finds wisdom and who acquires understanding,

Proverbs 3:14

for she is more profitable than silver, and her revenue is better than gold.

Proverbs 4:5

Get wisdom, get understanding; don’t forget or turn away from the words from my mouth.

Proverbs 4:7

Wisdom is supreme #– #so get wisdom. And whatever else you get, get understanding.

Proverbs 8:19

My fruit is better than solid gold, and my harvest than pure silver.

Ecclesiastes 7:12

because wisdom is protection as silver is protection; but the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.

Matthew 16:26

For what will it benefit someone if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will anyone give in exchange for his life?

Luke 12:21

‘That’s how it is with the one who stores up treasure   for himself and is not rich towards God.’