Proverbs 20:15

15 There is gold and plenty of rubies, but only a few people speak with knowledge.

Proverbs 20:15 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 20:15

There is gold, and a multitude of rubies
A man may have a large quantity of either, or of both of thorn, as some men have; for there is much of them in the world, not only in mines and quarries, but in the houses and cabinets of men; but the lips of knowledge [are] a precious jewel;
knowledge even of things natural, and a gift of elocution to express it by, are a rare jewel, and much more precious than gold and rubies, than a multitude of them; these are not to be mentioned with it, it is not equalled by them, it is greatly superior to them; see ( Job 28:12-19 ) ; and much more spiritual knowledge, and a capacity of expressing that to the edification of others; and especially Christ, the Wisdom of God, and the knowledge of him, who is more precious than rubies, and all desirable things, in comparison of which all things are loss and dung, ( Proverbs 3:14 Proverbs 3:15 ) ( Philippians 3:8 ) .

Proverbs 20:15 In-Context

13 If you love to sleep, you will be poor. If you stay awake, you will have plenty of food.

14 Buyers say, "This is bad. It's no good." Then they go away and brag about what they bought.

15 There is gold and plenty of rubies, but only a few people speak with knowledge.

16 Take the coat of someone who promises to pay a stranger's debts, and keep it until he pays what the stranger owes.

17 Stolen food may taste sweet at first, but later it will feel like a mouth full of gravel.