Proverbs 16:16
7069 [e]   16
qə·nōh-   16
קְֽנֹה־   16
To acquire   16
V‑Qal‑Inf   16
2451 [e]
ḥāḵ·māh
חָכְמָ֗ה
wisdom
N‑fs
4100 [e]
mah-
מַה־
how much
Interrog
2896 [e]
ṭō·wḇ
טּ֥וֹב
better
Adj‑ms
2742 [e]
mê·ḥā·rūṣ;
מֵחָר֑וּץ
than gold
Prep‑m ¦ N‑ms
7069 [e]
ū·qə·nō·wṯ
וּקְנ֥וֹת
And to acquire
Conj‑w ¦ V‑Qal‑Inf
998 [e]
bî·nāh,
בִּ֝ינָ֗ה
understanding
N‑fs
977 [e]
niḇ·ḥār
נִבְחָ֥ר
[is] to be chosen
V‑Nifal‑Prtcpl‑ms
3701 [e]
mik·kā·sep̄.
מִכָּֽסֶף׃
above silver
Prep‑m ¦ N‑ms


















Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.

Young's Literal Translation
To get wisdom—how much better than gold, And to get understanding to be chosen than silver!

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

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

King James Bible
How much better [is it] to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
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