16How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver!


In Context

13 Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value a man who speaks the truth.

14 A king's wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will appease it.

15 When a king's face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.

16 How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver!

17 The highway of the upright avoids evil; he who guards his way guards his life.

18 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 16:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:16How much better [is it] to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:16Get wisdom, because it is better than gold: and purchase prudence, for it is more precious than silver.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:16How much better is it to get wisdom than fine gold, and the getting of intelligence to be preferred to silver!

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold? and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:16How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:16To get wisdom — how much better than gold, And to get understanding to be chosen than silver!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!