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


In Context

13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth.

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

15 In the light of the king's face is life. His favor is like a cloud of the spring rain.

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

17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

18 Pride goes before destruction, and 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

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