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Proverbs 16:16
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Proverbs 16:16
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16 How much better to get wisdom than gold,
and good judgment than silver!
Proverbs 16:16
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Proverbs 16:16
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Proverbs 8:10-11
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Proverbs 8:10-11
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10 Choose my instruction rather than silver,
and knowledge rather than pure gold.
11 For wisdom is far more valuable than rubies.
Nothing you desire can compare with it.
Proverbs 8:10-11
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Proverbs 8:10-11
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Matthew 16:26
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Matthew 16:26
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26 And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?[a] Is anything worth more than your soul?
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Matthew 16:26
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Matthew 16:26
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26 What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?
Proverbs 8:19
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Proverbs 8:19
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19 My gifts are better than gold, even the purest gold,
my wages better than sterling silver!
Proverbs 8:19
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Proverbs 8:19
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Ecclesiastes 7:12
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Ecclesiastes 7:12
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12 Wisdom and money can get you almost anything,
but only wisdom can save your life.
Ecclesiastes 7:12
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Ecclesiastes 7:12
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12 Wisdom is a shelter
as money is a shelter,
but the advantage of knowledge is this:
Wisdom preserves those who have it.
Proverbs 4:7
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Proverbs 4:7
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7 Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do!
And whatever else you do, develop good judgment.
Proverbs 4:7
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Proverbs 4:7
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:7 Or Wisdom is supreme; therefore get
- Proverbs 4:7 Or wisdom. / Whatever else you get
Luke 12:21
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Luke 12:21
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21 “Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.”
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Luke 12:21
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Luke 12:21
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21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”(A)
Proverbs 3:15-18
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Proverbs 3:15-18
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15 Wisdom is more precious than rubies;
nothing you desire can compare with her.
16 She offers you long life in her right hand,
and riches and honor in her left.
17 She will guide you down delightful paths;
all her ways are satisfying.
18 Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
happy are those who hold her tightly.
Proverbs 3:15-18
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Proverbs 3:15-18
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15 She is more precious than rubies;(A)
nothing you desire can compare with her.(B)
16 Long life is in her right hand;(C)
in her left hand are riches and honor.(D)
17 Her ways are pleasant ways,
and all her paths are peace.(E)
18 She is a tree of life(F) to those who take hold of her;
those who hold her fast will be blessed.(G)
Psalm 119:127
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Psalm 119:127
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127 Truly, I love your commands
more than gold, even the finest gold.
Psalm 119:127
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Psalm 119:127
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Job 28:13-28
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Job 28:13-28
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13 No one knows where to find it,[a]
for it is not found among the living.
14 ‘It is not here,’ says the ocean.
‘Nor is it here,’ says the sea.
15 It cannot be bought with gold.
It cannot be purchased with silver.
16 It’s worth more than all the gold of Ophir,
greater than precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
17 Wisdom is more valuable than gold and crystal.
It cannot be purchased with jewels mounted in fine gold.
18 Coral and jasper are worthless in trying to get it.
The price of wisdom is far above rubies.
19 Precious peridot from Ethiopia[b] cannot be exchanged for it.
It’s worth more than the purest gold.
20 “But do people know where to find wisdom?
Where can they find understanding?
21 It is hidden from the eyes of all humanity.
Even the sharp-eyed birds in the sky cannot discover it.
22 Destruction[c] and Death say,
‘We’ve heard only rumors of where wisdom can be found.’
23 “God alone understands the way to wisdom;
he knows where it can be found,
24 for he looks throughout the whole earth
and sees everything under the heavens.
25 He decided how hard the winds should blow
and how much rain should fall.
26 He made the laws for the rain
and laid out a path for the lightning.
27 Then he saw wisdom and evaluated it.
He set it in place and examined it thoroughly.
28 And this is what he says to all humanity:
‘The fear of the Lord is true wisdom;
to forsake evil is real understanding.’”
Job 28:13-28
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Job 28:13-28
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13 No mortal comprehends its worth;(A)
it cannot be found in the land of the living.(B)
14 The deep(C) says, “It is not in me”;
the sea(D) says, “It is not with me.”
15 It cannot be bought with the finest gold,
nor can its price be weighed out in silver.(E)
16 It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir,(F)
with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.(G)
17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it,(H)
nor can it be had for jewels of gold.(I)
18 Coral(J) and jasper(K) are not worthy of mention;
the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.(L)
19 The topaz(M) of Cush(N) cannot compare with it;
it cannot be bought with pure gold.(O)
20 Where then does wisdom come from?
Where does understanding dwell?(P)
21 It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing,
concealed even from the birds in the sky.(Q)
22 Destruction[a](R) and Death(S) say,
“Only a rumor of it has reached our ears.”
23 God understands the way to it
and he alone(T) knows where it dwells,(U)
24 for he views the ends of the earth(V)
and sees everything under the heavens.(W)
25 When he established the force of the wind
and measured out the waters,(X)
26 when he made a decree for the rain(Y)
and a path for the thunderstorm,(Z)
27 then he looked at wisdom and appraised it;
he confirmed it and tested it.(AA)
28 And he said to the human race,
“The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,
and to shun evil(AB) is understanding.”(AC)
Footnotes
- Job 28:22 Hebrew Abaddon
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