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Proverbs 16:16
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Proverbs 16:16
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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
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How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
ESV
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How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
NLT
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How much better to get wisdom than gold, and good judgment than silver!
MSG
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Get wisdom - it's worth more than money; choose insight over income every time.
CSB
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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!
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The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.
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Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.
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Psalms 49:20
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Job 28:15
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Proverbs 3:13-14
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Proverbs 8:10,19
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