Proverbs 8:10

American Standard Version (1901)

Receive my instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than choice gold.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 119:72 : 72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me Than thousands of gold and silver.
  • Ps 119:127 : 127 Therefore I love thy commandments Above gold, yea, above fine gold.
  • Eccl 7:11 : 11 Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.
  • Acts 3:6 : 6 But Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but what I have, that give I thee. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.
  • 2 Cor 6:10 : 10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and [yet] possessing all things.
  • Ps 119:162 : 162 I rejoice at thy word, As one that findeth great spoil.
  • Prov 2:4-5 : 4 If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures: 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God.
  • Prov 3:13-15 : 13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding. 14 For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold. 15 She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.
  • Prov 8:19 : 19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; And my revenue than choice silver.
  • Prov 10:20 : 20 The tongue of the righteous is [as] choice silver: The heart of the wicked is little worth.
  • Prov 16:16 : 16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
  • Prov 23:23 : 23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; [Yea], wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 8:11-12
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    82%

    11For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.

    12I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling, And find out knowledge [and] discretion.

  • Prov 16:16
    81%

    16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

  • Prov 3:13-14
    2 verses
    79%

    13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.

    14For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold.

  • Prov 8:9
    78%

    9They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that find knowledge.

  • Prov 8:18-19
    2 verses
    77%

    18Riches and honor are with me; [Yea], durable wealth and righteousness.

    19My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; And my revenue than choice silver.

  • Prov 8:33
    76%

    33Hear instruction, and be wise, And refuse it not.

  • Prov 1:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2To know wisdom and instruction; To discern the words of understanding;

    3To receive instruction in wise dealing, In righteousness and justice and equity;

  • Prov 2:1-6
    6 verses
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    1My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;

    2So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding;

    3Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift up thy voice for understanding;

    4If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures:

    5Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God.

    6For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding:

  • Prov 4:7
    74%

    7Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [Therefore] get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

  • Prov 22:1
    74%

    1A [good] name is rather to be chosen than great riches, [And] loving favor rather than silver and gold.

  • Prov 2:10
    74%

    10For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;

  • Prov 20:15
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    15There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

  • Prov 23:12
    74%

    12Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 4:5
    74%

    5Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;

  • Prov 5:1
    74%

    1My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding:

  • Prov 4:10
    73%

    10Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.

  • Prov 9:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9Give [instruction] to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

    10The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

  • Prov 22:17
    73%

    17Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.

  • Prov 1:5
    73%

    5That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

  • Job 28:15
    73%

    15It cannot be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.

  • Job 28:17
    72%

    17Gold and glass cannot equal it, Neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

  • Prov 1:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; [But] the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

    8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

  • Ps 19:10
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    10More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.

  • Job 28:19-20
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    19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

    20Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

  • Prov 16:22
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    22Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.

  • Prov 18:15
    71%

    15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

  • Prov 4:13
    71%

    13Take fast hold of instruction; Let her not go: Keep her; For she is thy life.

  • Eccl 7:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.

    12For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.

  • Prov 23:23
    71%

    23Buy the truth, and sell it not; [Yea], wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

  • Prov 19:27
    71%

    27Cease, my son, to hear instruction [Only] to err from the words of knowledge.

  • Ezek 28:4
    71%

    4by thy wisdom and by thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures;

  • Prov 19:8
    71%

    8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

  • Prov 1:23
    71%

    23Turn you at my reproof: Behold, I will pour out my spirit upon you; I will make known my words unto you.

  • Prov 4:20
    71%

    20My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.

  • Prov 24:14
    71%

    14So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off.

  • Job 28:1
    71%

    1Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they refine.

  • Prov 25:4
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    4Take away the dross from the silver, And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner: