Proverbs 16:16–17
Proverbs 16:16–17 — The New International Version (NIV)
16 How much better to get wisdom than gold,
to get insight rather than silver!
17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
those who guard their ways preserve their lives.
Proverbs 16:16–17 — English Standard Version (ESV)
16 How much better to get wisdom than gold!
To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
17 The highway of the upright turns aside from evil;
whoever guards his way preserves his life.
Proverbs 16:16–17 — 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!
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil:
He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Proverbs 16:16–17 — New Living Translation (NLT)
16 How much better to get wisdom than gold,
and good judgment than silver!
17 The path of the virtuous leads away from evil;
whoever follows that path is safe.
Proverbs 16:16–17 — 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.
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
Proverbs 16:16–17 — New Century Version (NCV)
16 It is better to get wisdom than gold,
and to choose understanding rather than silver!
17 Good people stay away from evil.
By watching what they do, they protect their lives.
Proverbs 16:16–17 — 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.
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil:
He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Proverbs 16:16–17 — 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!
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that taketh heed to his way keepeth his soul.
Proverbs 16:16–17 — 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.
17 The highway of decent people turns away from evil.
Whoever watches his way preserves his own life.
Proverbs 16:16–17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
16 Get wisdom—
how much better it is than gold!
And get understanding—
it is preferable to silver.
17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
the one who guards his way protects his life.
Proverbs 16:16–17 — 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.
17 The highway of the upright avoids evil;
those who guard their way preserve their lives.
Proverbs 16:16–17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
16 Getting wisdom: how much better than gold!
And getting understanding: it is chosen over silver.
17 The highway of the upright, it turns from evil,
he who guards himself keeps his way.
Proverbs 16:16–17 — 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.
17 The path of honest people takes them away from evil.
Those who guard their ways guard their lives.