Verse List for PROV 16:16

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OET (OET-RV) It’s better to acquire wisdom than gold, ⇔ and to choose understanding rather than silver.

OET-LV To _acquire wisdom how is_good more_than _gold and_to _acquire understanding is_chosen more_than _silver.

ULT How much better, it is to acquire wisdom than gold, ⇔ and to acquire understanding is to be chosen, more than silver.

UST Becoming wise is better than having gold. ⇔  Indeed, it is better to choose to become understanding than to have silver.

BSB & MSB How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! ⇔  To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! ⇔  Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

NET How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; ⇔ to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.

LSV To get wisdom—how much better than gold,
And to get understanding—to be chosen [more] than silver!

FBV Far better to get wisdom than gold; far better to choose knowledge than silver.

T4T ⇔  Becoming wise is better than aquiring gold; ⇔  getting good understanding/insight is better than acquiring silver.

LEB • Getting wisdom: how much[fn] better than gold!
• And getting understanding: it is chosen over[fn] silver.

BBE How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.

Moff Better get wisdom than gold, ⇔  better choose knowledge than silver.

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

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

DRA Get wisdom, because it is better than gold: and purchase prudence, for it is more precious than silver.

YLT To get wisdom — how much better than gold, And to get understanding to be chosen than silver!

Drby How much better is it to get wisdom than fine gold, and the getting of intelligence to be preferred to silver!

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

SLT The obtaining of wisdom how good above gold and the obtaining of understanding to be chosen above silver.

Wbstr How much better is it to get wisdom than gold? and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver?

KJB-1769 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

KJB-1611 How much better is it to get wisedome, then gold? and to get vnderstanding, rather to be chosen then siluer?
(How much better is it to get wisdom, then gold? and to get understanding, rather to be chosen then silver?)

Bshps To haue wisdome in possession, is better then to haue golde: and to get vnderstandyng, is rather to be chosen then to haue siluer.
(To have wisdom in possession, is better then to have gold: and to get understanding, is rather to be chosen then to have silver.)

Gnva Howe much better is it to get wisedome then golde? and to get vnderstanding, is more to be desired then siluer.
(How much better is it to get wisdom then golde? and to get understanding, is more to be desired then silver.)

Cvdl To haue wy?dome in possession is better then golde, and to get vnderstondynge, is more worth then syluer.
(To have wisdom in possession is better then gold, and to get understanding, is more worth then silver.)

Wycl Welde thou wisdom, for it is betere than gold; and gete thou prudence, for it is precyousere than siluer.
(Welde thou/you wisdom, for it is better than gold; and gotten thou/you prudence, for it is precyousere than silver.)

Luth Nimm an die Weisheit, denn sie ist besser weder Gold, und Verstand haben ist edler denn Silber.
(Take at/to the wise_(people), because/than they/she/them is better neither gold, and mind have is nobler because/than silver(n).)

ClVg [Posside sapientiam, quia auro melior est, et acquire prudentiam, quia pretiosior est argento.
([Posside wisdom, because with_gold better it_is, and acquire prudence, because most_preciousor it_is with_silver.)

UHB קְֽנֹה־חָכְמָ֗ה מַה־טּ֥וֹב מֵ⁠חָר֑וּץ וּ⁠קְנ֥וֹת בִּ֝ינָ֗ה נִבְחָ֥ר מִ⁠כָּֽסֶף׃ ‡

BrLXX Νοσσιαὶ σοφίας αἱρετώτεραι χρυσίου, νοσσιαὶ δὲ φρονήσεως αἱρετώτεραι ὑπὲρ ἀργύριον.

BrTr The [fn]brood of wisdom is more to be chosen than gold, and the brood of prudence more to be chosen than silver.