Proverbs 16:16

KJV

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

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KJV - King James Version

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

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Others Bible versions

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

AMP - Amplified Bible

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.]

AMPC - Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

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

ASV - American Standard Version

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

CSB - Christian Standard Bible

How much better is it to get wisdom than fine gold, and the getting of intelligence to be preferred to silver!

DARBY - Darbys Translation 1890

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

ESV - English Standard Version 2016

Far better to get wisdom than gold; far better to choose knowledge than silver.

FBV - Free Bible Version

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

HCSB - Holman Christian Standard Bible

¶ How much better is it to acquire wisdom than gold! and to acquire understanding is worth more than silver!

JUB - Jubilee Bible

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!

KJVAAE - King James Version with Apocrypha, American Edition

and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

KJVAAE - King James Version with Apocrypha, American Edition

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!

KJVAE - King James Version, American Edition

and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

KJVAE - King James Version, American Edition

Getting wisdom: how much better than gold!

LEB - Lexham English Bible

And getting understanding: it is chosen over silver.

LEB - Lexham English Bible

How much better to get wisdom than gold!

MEV - Modern English Version

And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver!

MEV - Modern English Version

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold!

NASB1995 - New American Standard Bible - 1995

And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.

NASB1995 - New American Standard Bible - 1995

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold!

NASB2020 - New American Standard Bible

And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.

NASB2020 - New American Standard Bible

How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold;

NET - New English Translation

to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.

NET - New English Translation

How much better to get wisdom than gold,

NIV - New International Version

to get insight rather than silver!

NIV - New International Version

How much better to get wisdom than gold,

NIVUK - New International Version (Anglicised)

to get insight rather than silver!

NIVUK - New International Version (Anglicised)

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!

RV1885 - Revised Version 1885

Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

RV1885 - Revised Version 1885

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!

RV1895 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1885, 1895

Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

RV1895 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1885, 1895

To get wisdom — how much better than gold, And to get understanding to be chosen than silver!

YLT98 - Youngs Literal Translation 1898

Context - KJV

Proverbs 16:15

In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

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Proverbs 16:16

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

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Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

Sentiment: Strongly Negative(0.189292755)

Cross Reference - KJV