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Proverbs 16:16
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KJ21
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver!
ASV
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
AMP
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.
AMPC
How much better it is to get skillful and godly Wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
BRG
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
CSB
Get wisdom— how much better it is than gold! And get understanding— it is preferable to silver.
CSBA
Get wisdom – how much better it is than gold! And get understanding – it is preferable to silver.
CEB
Acquiring wisdom is much better than gold, and acquiring understanding is better than silver.
CJB
How much better than gold it is to gain wisdom! Yes, rather than money, choose to gain understanding.
CEV
It's much better to be wise and sensible than to be rich.
DARBY
How much better is it to get wisdom than fine gold, and the getting of intelligence to be preferred to silver!
DRA
Get wisdom, because it is better than gold: and purchase prudence, for it is more precious than silver.
ERV
Wisdom is worth much more than gold. Understanding is worth much more than silver.
EASY
It is better to have wisdom than gold or silver. You should want to understand what is right.
EHV
How much better to acquire wisdom rather than gold, and to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.
ESV
How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
ESVUK
How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
EXB
It is better to get wisdom than gold, and to choose understanding rather than silver!
GNV
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold? and to get understanding, is more to be desired than silver.
GW
How much better it is to gain wisdom than gold, and the gaining of understanding should be chosen over silver.
GNT
It is better—much better—to have wisdom and knowledge than gold and silver.
HCSB
Get wisdom— how much better it is than gold! And get understanding— it is preferable to silver.
ICB
It is better to get wisdom than gold. It is better to choose understanding than silver!
ISV
How much better than gaining gold is the acquisition of wisdom, the attainment of wisdom better than silver!
JUB
¶ How much better is it to acquire wisdom than gold! and to acquire understanding is worth more than silver!
KJV
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
AKJV
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
LSB
How much better it is to acquire wisdom than fine gold! And to acquire understanding is to be chosen above silver.
LEB
Getting wisdom: how much better than gold! And getting understanding: it is chosen over silver.
TLB
How much better is wisdom than gold, and understanding than silver!
MSG
Get wisdom—it’s worth more than money; choose insight over income every time.
MEV
How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver!
NOG
How much better it is to gain wisdom than gold, and the gaining of understanding should be chosen over silver.
NABRE
How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is preferable to silver.
NASB
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.
NASB1995
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.
NCB
It is better to acquire wisdom rather than gold, and more desirable to acquire understanding rather than silver.
NCV
It is better to get wisdom than gold, and to choose understanding rather than silver!
NET
How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.
NIRV
It is much better to get wisdom than gold. It is much better to choose understanding than silver.
NIV
How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!
NIVUK
How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!
NKJV
How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
NLV
To get wisdom is much better than getting gold. To get understanding should be chosen instead of silver.
NLT
How much better to get wisdom than gold, and good judgment than silver!
NRSVA
How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
NRSVACE
How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
NRSVCE
How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
NRSVUE
How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
OJB
How much better is it to acquire chochmah than zahav, and acquiring binah (understanding) a better choice than kesef!
RGT
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold? And to get understanding is more to be desired than silver.
RSV
To get wisdom is better than gold; to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
RSVCE
To get wisdom is better than gold; to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
TLV
How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver.
VOICE
How much better it is to receive wisdom than the riches of gold and to gain understanding over some silver prize!
WEB
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
WYC
Wield thou wisdom, for it is better than gold; and get thou prudence, for it is preciouser than silver. (Possess thou wisdom, for it is better than gold; and get thou prudence, for it is more precious than silver.)
YLT
To get wisdom -- how much better than gold, And to get understanding to be chosen than silver!
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