Proverbs 16:16
King James Version (KJV)
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
American Standard Version (ASV)
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
World English Bible (WEB)
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Proverbs 16:16 Cross References
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.
It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.
No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;
To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.
When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
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.
