Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
how much better it is than gold!
And get understanding—
it is preferable to silver.
New American Standard Bible
And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.
King James Version
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
International Standard Version
How much better than gaining gold is the acquisition of wisdom, the attainment of wisdom better than silver!
A Conservative Version
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
American Standard Version
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
Amplified
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.
Bible in Basic English
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.
Darby Translation
How much better is it to get wisdom than fine gold, and the getting of intelligence to be preferred to silver!
Julia Smith Translation
The obtaining of wisdom how good above gold and the obtaining of understanding to be chosen above silver.
King James 2000
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
Lexham Expanded Bible
Getting wisdom: {how much} better than gold! And getting understanding: it is chosen {over} silver.
Modern King James verseion
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
To have wisdom in possession is better than gold; and to get understanding is more worth than silver.
NET Bible
How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.
New Heart English Bible
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold. Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
The Emphasized Bible
To acquire wisdom, how much better than gold! and, to get hold of understanding, more choice than silver!
Webster
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold? and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver?
World English Bible
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Youngs Literal Translation
To get wisdom -- how much better than gold, And to get understanding to be chosen than silver!
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 16:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
15
his favor is like a cloud with spring rain.
how much better it is than gold!
And get understanding—
it is preferable to silver.
the one who guards his way protects his life.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 8:19
and my harvest than pure silver.
Job 28:13-28
since it cannot be found in the land of the living.
Proverbs 8:10-11
and knowledge rather than pure gold.
Psalm 119:127
more than gold, even the purest gold,
Proverbs 3:15-18
nothing you desire compares with her.
Proverbs 4:7
And whatever else you get, get understanding.
Ecclesiastes 7:12
and the advantage of knowledge
is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner.
Matthew 16:26
Luke 12:21