Proverbs 8:19
My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than silver.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 3:14 : 14 For trading in it is better than trading in silver, and its profit greater than bright gold.
- Prov 8:10 : 10 Take my teaching, and not silver; get knowledge in place of the best gold.
- Prov 10:20 : 20 The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.
- Eccl 7:12 : 12 Wisdom keeps a man from danger even as money does; but the value of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to its owner.
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18 Wealth and honour are in my hands, even wealth without equal and righteousness.
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14 For trading in it is better than trading in silver, and its profit greater than bright gold.
15 She is of more value than jewels, and nothing for which you may have a desire is fair in comparison with her.
16 Long life is in her right hand, and in her left are wealth and honour.
17 Her ways are ways of delight, and all her goings are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to all who take her in their hands, and happy is everyone who keeps her.
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20 I go in the road of righteousness, in the way of right judging:
21 So that I may give my lovers wealth for their heritage, making their store-houses full.
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10 Take my teaching, and not silver; get knowledge in place of the best gold.
11 For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her.
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16 How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.
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1 A good name is more to be desired than great wealth, and to be respected is better than silver and gold.
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10 More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.
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11 Solomon had a vine-garden at Baal-hamon; he let out the vine-garden to keepers; every one had to give a thousand bits of silver for its fruit.
12 My vine-garden, which is mine, is before me: you, O Solomon, will have the thousand, and those who keep the fruit of them two hundred.
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8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.
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12 I will make men so small in number, that a man will be harder to get than gold, even the best gold of Ophir.
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14 Wise design and good sense are mine; reason and strength are mine.
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24 If I made gold my hope, or if I ever said to the best gold, I have put my faith in you;
25 If I was glad because my wealth was great, and because my hand had got together a great store;
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15 Or with rulers who had gold, and whose houses were full of silver;
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8 I got together silver and gold and the wealth of kings and of countries. I got makers of song, male and female; and the delights of the sons of men--girls of all sorts to be my brides.
9 And I became great; increasing more than all who had been before me in Jerusalem, and my wisdom was still with me.
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72 The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.
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127 For this reason I have greater love far your teachings than for gold, even for shining gold.
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1 Truly there is a mine for silver, and a place where gold is washed out.
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15 There is gold and a store of corals: but the lips of knowledge are a jewel of great price.
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4 By your wisdom and deep knowledge you have got power for yourself, and put silver and gold in your store-houses:
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17 Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold.
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11 We will make you chains of gold with ornaments of silver.
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6 Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright.
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31 Playing in his earth; and my delight was with the sons of men.
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15 Gold may not be given for it, or a weight of silver in payment for it.
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19 The topaz of Ethiopia is not equal to it, and it may not be valued with the best gold.
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9 Give honour to the Lord with your wealth, and with the first-fruits of all your increase:
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11 A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.
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4 If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth;
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10 When goods are increased, the number of those who take of them is increased; and what profit has the owner but to see them?
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14 I have taken as much delight in the way of your unchanging word, as in all wealth.
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20 The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.
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24 And put your gold in the dust, even your gold of Ophir among the rocks of the valleys;
25 Then the Ruler of all will be your gold, and his teaching will be your silver;
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8 The silver is mine and the gold is mine, says the Lord of armies.
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4 Take away the waste from silver, and a vessel will come out for the silver-worker.
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22 Your silver is no longer true metal, your wine is mixed with water.
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16 I said to my heart, See, I have become great and am increased in wisdom more than any who were before me in Jerusalem--yes, my heart has seen much wisdom and knowledge.
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17 Say not then, in your hearts, My power and the strength of my hands have got me this wealth.
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10 For he has knowledge of the way I take; after I have been tested I will come out like gold.
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3 As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, so is my loved one among the sons. I took my rest under his shade with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.