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Proverbs 8:11
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Proverbs 8:11
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11 for wisdom is better than jewels,
and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.(A)
Proverbs 8:11
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Proverbs 8:11
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Psalm 119:127
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Psalm 119:127
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127 Truly I love your commandments
more than gold, more than fine gold.(A)
Psalm 119:127
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Psalm 119:127
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Psalm 19:10
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Psalm 19:10
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10 More to be desired are they than gold,
even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey
and drippings of the honeycomb.(A)
Psalm 19:10
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Psalm 19:10
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Matthew 16:26
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Matthew 16:26
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26 For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life?
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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 16:16
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Proverbs 16:16
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16 How much better to get wisdom than gold!
To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.(A)
Proverbs 16:16
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Proverbs 16:16
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Proverbs 4:5-7
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Proverbs 4:5-7
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5 Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget nor turn away
from the words of my mouth.(A)
6 Do not forsake her, and she will keep you;
love her, and she will guard you.(B)
7 The beginning of wisdom is this: get wisdom,
and whatever else you get, get insight.(C)
Proverbs 4:5-7
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Proverbs 4:5-7
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- Proverbs 4:7 Or Wisdom is supreme; therefore get
- Proverbs 4:7 Or wisdom. / Whatever else you get
Proverbs 3:14-15
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Proverbs 3:14-15
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14 for her income is better than silver
and her revenue better than gold.(A)
15 She is more precious than jewels,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.(B)
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Proverbs 3:14-15
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Philippians 3:8-9
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Philippians 3:8-9
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8 More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ(A) 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law but one that comes through faith in Christ,[a] the righteousness from God based on faith.(B)
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- 3.9 Or through the faith of Christ
Philippians 3:8-9
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Philippians 3:8-9
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8 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing(A) Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ(B) 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law,(C) but that which is through faith in[a] Christ—the righteousness(D) that comes from God on the basis of faith.(E)
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- Philippians 3:9 Or through the faithfulness of
Proverbs 20:15
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Proverbs 20:15
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15 There is gold and abundance of costly stones,
but the lips informed by knowledge are a precious jewel.
Proverbs 20:15
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Proverbs 20:15
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15 Gold there is, and rubies in abundance,
but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.
Job 28:15-19
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Job 28:15-19
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15 It cannot be gotten for gold,
and silver cannot be weighed out as its price.
16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
in precious onyx or sapphire.[a]
17 Gold and glass cannot equal it,
nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.(A)
18 No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal;
the price of wisdom is above pearls.(B)
19 The chrysolite of Cush cannot compare with it,
nor can it be valued in pure gold.(C)
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- 28.16 Or lapis lazuli
Job 28:15-19
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Job 28:15-19
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15 It cannot be bought with the finest gold,
nor can its price be weighed out in silver.(A)
16 It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir,(B)
with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.(C)
17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it,(D)
nor can it be had for jewels of gold.(E)
18 Coral(F) and jasper(G) are not worthy of mention;
the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.(H)
19 The topaz(I) of Cush(J) cannot compare with it;
it cannot be bought with pure gold.(K)
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