Proverbs 16:16
Proverbs 16:16 — The New International Version (NIV)
16 How much better to get wisdom than gold,
to get insight rather than silver!
Proverbs 16:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
Proverbs 16:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)
16 How much better to get wisdom than gold,
and good judgment than silver!
Proverbs 16:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
16 How much better to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Proverbs 16:16 — New Century Version (NCV)
16 It is better to get wisdom than gold,
and to choose understanding rather than silver!
Proverbs 16:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)
16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!
Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
Proverbs 16:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
16 How much better is it to get wisdom than fine gold, and the getting of intelligence to be preferred to silver!
Proverbs 16:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
16 How much better it is to gain wisdom than gold,
and the gaining of understanding should be chosen over silver.
Proverbs 16:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
16 Get wisdom—
how much better it is than gold!
And get understanding—
it is preferable to silver.
Proverbs 16:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
16 How much better to get wisdom than gold!
To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Proverbs 16:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
16 Getting wisdom: how much better than gold!
And getting understanding: it is chosen over silver.
Proverbs 16:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
16 It is much better to get wisdom than gold.
It is much better to choose understanding than silver.
Proverbs 16:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
16 How much better it is to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.