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


In Context

11 My son, do not despise the Lord 's discipline and do not resent his rebuke,

12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.

13 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding,

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

15 She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.

16 Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:14The purchasing thereof is better than the merchandise of silver, and her fruit than the chiefest and purest 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.