Proverbs 16:16

16  How much better to get wisdom than xgold!

To get yunderstanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

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Job 28:15–19
It cannot be bought for gold, and silver cannot be weighed as its price. It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire. Gold and glass cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold. 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.

Psalm 19:10
More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.

Psalm 119:72
The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

Psalm 119:127
Therefore I love your commandments above gold, above fine gold.

Proverbs 3:13–15
Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding, for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold. She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her.

Proverbs 8:10–11
Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold, for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.

Proverbs 8:19
My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold, and my yield than choice silver.

Proverbs 1:5
Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance,

Proverbs 3:13
Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding,

Proverbs 14:6
A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.

Proverbs 19:8
Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good.


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