14The purchasing thereof is better than the merchandise of silver, and her fruit than the chiefest and purest gold:


In Context

11 My son, reject not the correction of the Lord: and do not faint when thou art chastised by him:

12 For whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth: and as a father in the son he pleaseth himself.

13 Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom and is rich in prudence:

14 The purchasing thereof is better than the merchandise of silver, and her fruit than the chiefest and purest gold:

15 She is more precious than all riches : and all the things that are desired, are not to be compared with her.

16 Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory.

Proverbs 3:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:14For the merchandise of it [is] better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:14for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:14For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:14For the gain thereof is better than the gain of silver, and her revenue than fine gold.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:14For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:14For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain of it than fine gold.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:14For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:14For better is her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold — her increase.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:14For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.