Proverbs 8:10

Geneva Bible (1560)

Receiue mine instruction, and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 119:72 : 72 The Lawe of thy mouth is better vnto me, then thousands of golde and siluer.
  • Ps 119:127 : 127 Therefore loue I thy commaundements aboue golde, yea, aboue most fine golde.
  • Eccl 7:11 : 11 (7:13) Wisedome is good with an inheritance, and excellent to them that see the sunne.
  • Acts 3:6 : 6 Then said Peter, Siluer & gold haue I none, but such as I haue, that giue I thee: In the Name of Iesus Christ of Nazareth, rise vp and walke.
  • 2 Cor 6:10 : 10 As sorowing, and yet always reioycing: as poore, and yet make many riche: as hauing nothing, and yet possessing all things.
  • Ps 119:162 : 162 I reioyce at thy worde, as one that findeth a great spoyle.
  • Prov 2:4-5 : 4 If thou seekest her as siluer, & searchest for her as for treasures, 5 Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God.
  • Prov 3:13-15 : 13 Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding. 14 For the marchandise thereof is better then the marchandise of siluer, and the gaine thereof is better then golde. 15 It is more precious then pearles: and all things that thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her.
  • Prov 8:19 : 19 My fruite is better then golde, euen then fine golde, and my reuenues better then fine siluer.
  • Prov 10:20 : 20 The tongue of the iust man is as fined siluer: but the heart of the wicked is litle worth.
  • Prov 16:16 : 16 Howe much better is it to get wisedome then golde? and to get vnderstanding, is more to be desired then siluer.
  • Prov 23:23 : 23 Bye the trueth, but sell it not: likewise wisdome, and instruction, and vnderstanding.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 8:11-12
    2 verses
    82%

    11 For wisdome is better then precious stones: and all pleasures are not to be compared vnto her.

    12 I wisdome dwell with prudence, and I find foorth knowledge and counsels.

  • 16 Howe much better is it to get wisedome then golde? and to get vnderstanding, is more to be desired then siluer.

  • Prov 3:13-14
    2 verses
    79%

    13 Blessed is the man that findeth wisedome, and the man that getteth vnderstanding.

    14 For the marchandise thereof is better then the marchandise of siluer, and the gaine thereof is better then golde.

  • 9 They are all plaine to him that will vnderstande, and streight to them that woulde finde knowledge.

  • Prov 8:18-19
    2 verses
    77%

    18 Riches and honour are with me: euen durable riches and righteousnesse.

    19 My fruite is better then golde, euen then fine golde, and my reuenues better then fine siluer.

  • 33 Heare instruction, and be ye wise, and refuse it not:

  • Prov 1:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2 To knowe wisdome, and instruction, to vnderstand ye wordes of knowledge,

    3 To receiue instruction to do wisely, by iustice and iudgement and equitie,

  • Prov 2:1-6
    6 verses
    75%

    1 My sonne, if thou wilt receiue my wordes, and hide my commandements within thee,

    2 And cause thine eares to hearken vnto wisdome, and encline thine heart to vnderstanding,

    3 (For if thou callest after knowledge, and cryest for vnderstanding:

    4 If thou seekest her as siluer, & searchest for her as for treasures,

    5 Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God.

    6 For the Lorde giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding.

  • 7 Wisedome is the beginning: get wisedome therefore: and aboue all thy possession get vnderstanding.

  • 1 A good name is to be chosen aboue great riches, and louing fauour is aboue siluer and aboue golde.

  • 10 When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and knowledge deliteth thy soule,

  • 15 There is golde, and a multitude of precious stones: but the lips of knowledge are a precious iewel.

  • 12 Apply thine heart to instruction, and thine eares to the wordes of knowledge.

  • 5 Get wisedom: get vnderstading: forget not, neither decline from the woordes of my mouth.

  • 1 My sonne, hearken vnto my wisedome, & incline thine eare vnto my knowledge.

  • 10 Heare, my sonne, & receiue my wordes, and the yeeres of thy life shalbe many.

  • Prov 9:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9 Giue admonition to the wise, and he will be the wiser: teache a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

    10 The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lorde, and the knowledge of holy things, is vnderstanding.

  • 17 Incline thine eare, and heare the wordes of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge.

  • 5 A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,

  • 15 Golde shall not be giuen for it, neyther shall siluer be weighed for the price thereof.

  • 17 The golde nor the chrystall shall be equall vnto it, nor the exchange shalbe for plate of fine golde.

  • Prov 1:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7 The feare of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction.

    8 My sonne, heare thy fathers instruction, and forsake not thy mothers teaching.

  • 10 And more to be desired then golde, yea, then much fine golde: sweeter also then honie and the honie combe.

  • Job 28:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19 The Topaz of Ethiopia shal not be equall vnto it, neither shall it be valued with the wedge of pure gold.

    20 Whence then commeth wisedome? And where is the place of vnderstanding,

  • 22 Vnderstading is welspring of life vnto them that haue it: and the instruction of fooles is folly.

  • 15 A wise heart getteth knowledge, and the eare of the wise seeketh learning.

  • 13 Take holde of instruction, and leaue not: keepe her, for shee is thy life.

  • Eccl 7:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11 (7:13) Wisedome is good with an inheritance, and excellent to them that see the sunne.

    12 (7:14) For man shall rest in the shadowe of wisedome, and in the shadowe of siluer: but the excellencie of the knowledge of wisedome giueth life to the possessers thereof.

  • 23 Bye the trueth, but sell it not: likewise wisdome, and instruction, and vnderstanding.

  • 27 My sonne, heare no more the instruction, that causeth to erre from ye words of knowledge.

  • 4 With thy wisedome and thine vnderstanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten golde and siluer into thy treasures.

  • 8 He that possesseth vnderstanding, loueth his owne soule, and keepeth wisdome to finde goodnesse.

  • 23 (Turne you at my correction: loe, I will powre out my mind vnto you, and make you vnderstand my wordes)

  • 20 My sonne, hearken vnto my wordes, incline thine eare vnto my sayings.

  • 14 So shall the knowledge of wisdome be vnto thy soule, if thou finde it, and there shall be an ende, and thine hope shall not be cut off.

  • 1 The siluer surely hath his veyne, and ye gold his place, where they take it.

  • 4 Take the drosse from the siluer, and there shall proceede a vessell for the finer.