15Gold there is, and rubies in abundance, but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.


In Context

12 Ears that hear and eyes that see- the Lord has made them both.

13 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare.

14 "It's no good, it's no good!" says the buyer; then off he goes and boasts about his purchase.

15 Gold there is, and rubies in abundance, but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.

16 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he does it for a wayward woman.

17 Food gained by fraud tastes sweet to a man, but he ends up with a mouth full of gravel.

Proverbs 20:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge [are] a precious jewel.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:15There is gold, and a multitude of jewels: but the lips of knowledge are a precious vessel.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:15There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious Jewel.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:15There is gold, and abundance of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:15There is gold and abundance of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:15Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, are lips of knowledge.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:15There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.