Proverbs 8:10

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.”

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BSBPD

“Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 8:10 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 119:72The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
  2. Psalms 119:127Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
  3. Psalms 119:162I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil.
  4. Proverbs 2:4if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure,
  5. Proverbs 3:13Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
  6. Proverbs 8:19My fruit is better than gold, pure gold, and my harvest surpasses choice silver.
  7. Proverbs 10:20The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
  8. Proverbs 16:16How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
  9. Proverbs 20:15There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
  10. Proverbs 23:23Invest in truth and never sell it— in wisdom and instruction and understanding.
  11. Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.
  12. Acts 3:6But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
  13. 2 Corinthians 6:10sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

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