Proverbs 16:16
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16To get wisdom is better than gold;
to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Copyright 1952, 1946, 1971, 1957, 1977 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
How much better to get wisdom than gold!
To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
How much better to get wisdom than gold,
to get insight rather than silver!
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
Get wisdom—
how much better it is than gold!
And get understanding—
it is preferable to silver.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
How much better to get wisdom than gold,
and good judgment than silver!
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Getting wisdom: how much better than gold!
And getting understanding: it is chosen over silver.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
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