Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 7069 [e] קְֽנֹה־ qə-nōh- to get V-Qal-Inf 2451 [e] חָכְמָ֗ה ḥāḵ-māh wisdom N-fs 4100 [e] מַה־ mah- how [much] Interrog 2896 [e] טּ֥וֹב ṭō-wḇ better Adj-ms 2742 [e] מֵחָר֑וּץ mê-ḥā-rūṣ; than gold Prep-m | N-ms 7069 [e] וּקְנ֥וֹת ū-qə-nō-wṯ and to get Conj-w | V-Qal-Inf 998 [e] בִּ֝ינָ֗ה bî-nāh, understanding N-fs 977 [e] נִבְחָ֥ר niḇ-ḥār rather to be chosen V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms 3701 [e] מִכָּֽסֶף׃ mik-kā-sep̄. than silver Prep-m | N-ms

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!

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

Proverbs 3:15-18 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things you can desire …

Proverbs 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all …

Proverbs 8:10,11,19 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold…

Job 28:13 Man knows not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.

Psalm 119:127 Therefore I love your commandments above gold; yes, above fine gold.

Ecclesiastes 7:12 For wisdom is a defense, and money is a defense: but the excellency …

Matthew 16:26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and …

Luke 12:21 So is he that lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

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