PRO 16:16 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Νοσσιαὶ σοφίας αἱρετώτεραι χρυσίου, νοσσιαὶ δὲ φρονήσεως αἱρετώτεραι ὑπὲρ ἀργύριον.
(Nossiai sofias hairetōterai ⱪrusiou, nossiai de fronaʸseōs hairetōterai huper argurion. )

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

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

OEB ⇔ Wisdom is better to win than gold,
⇔ and understanding is choicer than silver.

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

WMBB (Same as above)

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 • [fn] better than gold! And getting understanding: it is chosen[fn] silver.

16:? Literally “what”

16:? Literally “from”

BBE 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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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.

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 [fn]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?)

16:16 Cha.8.11.

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 gete 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.
(Nimm at the Weisheit, because they/she/them is better weder Gold, and Verstand have is edler because Silber.)

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

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

קְֽנֹה־חָכְמָ֗ה מַה־טּ֥וֹב מֵ⁠חָר֑וּץ וּ⁠קְנ֥וֹת בִּ֝ינָ֗ה נִבְחָ֥ר מִ⁠כָּֽסֶף

get wisdom what? better than,gold and,get understanding chosen rather_than,silver

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the phrases with a word other than and in order to show that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “How better it is to acquire wisdom than gold, yes, to acquire understanding is to be chosen more than silver”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חָכְמָ֗ה & בִּ֝ינָ֗ה

wisdom & understanding

See how you translated the abstract nouns wisdom in 1:2 and understanding in 2:2.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וּ⁠קְנ֥וֹת בִּ֝ינָ֗ה נִבְחָ֥ר

and,get understanding chosen

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “and people should choose to acquire understanding”

Parallel PRO 16:16