Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver. New Living Translation My gifts are better than gold, even the purest gold, my wages better than sterling silver! English Standard Version My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold, and my yield than choice silver. Berean Standard Bible My fruit is better than gold, pure gold, and my harvest surpasses choice silver. King James Bible My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. New King James Version My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold, And my revenue than choice silver. New American Standard Bible “My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold; And my yield better than choice silver. NASB 1995 “My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold, And my yield better than choicest silver. NASB 1977 “My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold, And my yield than choicest silver. Legacy Standard Bible My fruit is better than fine gold, even pure gold, And my produce better than choice silver. Amplified Bible “My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold, And my yield is better than choicest silver. Christian Standard Bible My fruit is better than solid gold, and my harvest than pure silver. Holman Christian Standard Bible My fruit is better than solid gold, and my harvest than pure silver. American Standard Version My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; And my revenue than choice silver. Aramaic Bible in Plain English My fruits are better than refined gold and my produce than choice silver. Brenton Septuagint Translation It is better to have my fruit than to have gold and precious stones; and my produce is better than choice silver. Contemporary English Version What you receive from me is more valuable than even the finest gold or the purest silver. Douay-Rheims Bible For my fruit is better than gold and the precious stone, and my blossoms than choice silver. English Revised Version My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. GOD'S WORD® Translation What I produce is better than gold, pure gold. What I yield is better than fine silver. Good News Translation What you get from me is better than the finest gold, better than the purest silver. International Standard Version My fruit is better than gold, better than even refined gold, and my benefit surpasses the purest silver. JPS Tanakh 1917 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; And my produce than choice silver. Literal Standard Version My fruit [is] better than gold, even fine gold, | And my increase than choice silver. Majority Standard Bible My fruit is better than gold, pure gold, and my harvest surpasses choice silver. New American Bible My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold, and my yield than choice silver. NET Bible My fruit is better than the purest gold, and what I produce is better than choice silver. New Revised Standard Version My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold, and my yield than choice silver. New Heart English Bible My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold; my yield than choice silver. Webster's Bible Translation My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. World English Bible My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold, my yield than choice silver. Young's Literal Translation Better is my fruit than gold, even fine gold, And mine increase than choice silver. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Excellence of Wisdom…18With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and righteousness. 19My fruit is better than gold, pure gold, and my harvest surpasses choice silver. 20I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,… Cross References Job 28:15 It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver. Job 28:19 Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold. Proverbs 3:14 for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold. Proverbs 8:10 Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold. Proverbs 8:20 I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice, Proverbs 10:20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth. Proverbs 16:16 How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver. Treasury of Scripture My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. Proverbs 8:10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. Proverbs 3:14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. Ecclesiastes 7:12 For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it. Jump to Previous Best Better Choice Choicest Desired Fine Fruit Gold Increase Produce Pure Revenue Silver Surpasses YieldJump to Next Best Better Choice Choicest Desired Fine Fruit Gold Increase Produce Pure Revenue Silver Surpasses YieldProverbs 8 1. the fame6. and evidence of wisdom 10. The excellence 12. the nature 15. the power 18. the riches 22. and the eternity of wisdom 32. Wisdom is to be desired for the blessedness it brings (19) My fruit. . . . my revenue.--i.e., the gain and profit which come from possessing me.Verse 19. - My fruit is better than gold. We have had Wisdom called "a tree of life" (Proverbs 3:18), and the gain from possessing her compared to gold and silver (Proverbs 3:14). Fine gold (paz); Septuagint and Vulgate, "precious stone." The word signifies "purified gold" - gold from which all mixture or alloy has been separated. My revenue; Vulgate, genimina mea; Septuagint, γεννήματα; Hebrew, tebuah, "produce," "profits." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew My fruitפִּ֭רְיִי (pir·yî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6529: Fruit is better ט֣וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good than gold, מֵחָר֣וּץ (mê·ḥā·rūṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2742: Incised, incisive, a trench, gold, a threshing-sledge, determination, eager pure gold, וּמִפָּ֑ז (ū·mip·pāz) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6337: Refined, pure gold and my harvest וּ֝תְבוּאָתִ֗י (ū·ṯə·ḇū·’ā·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 8393: Product, revenue [surpasses] choice נִבְחָֽר׃ (niḇ·ḥār) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 977: To try, select silver. מִכֶּ֥סֶף (mik·ke·sep̄) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3701: Silver, money Links Proverbs 8:19 NIVProverbs 8:19 NLT Proverbs 8:19 ESV Proverbs 8:19 NASB Proverbs 8:19 KJV Proverbs 8:19 BibleApps.com Proverbs 8:19 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 8:19 Chinese Bible Proverbs 8:19 French Bible Proverbs 8:19 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 8:19 My fruit is better than gold yes (Prov. 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