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Proverbs 16:16

16  iHow much better to get wisdom than jgold!

To get understanding is to be chosen rather than ksilver.

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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.


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