Proverbs 16:16

16 How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!

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Proverbs 16:16 in Other Translations

KJV
16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
ESV
16 How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
NLT
16 How much better to get wisdom than gold, and good judgment than silver!
MSG
16 Get wisdom - it's worth more than money; choose insight over income every time.
CSB
16 Acquire wisdom- how much better it is than gold! And acquire understanding- it is preferable to silver.

Proverbs 16:16 In-Context

14 A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it.
15 When a king’s face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
16 How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!
17 The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.
18 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Psalms 49:20
  • 2. S Job 28:15; S Proverbs 3:13-14; Proverbs 8:10,19
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