Other translations
American Standard Version
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Possessing wisdom is better than gold, and possessing understanding, better than silver.
Darby Bible Translation
How much better is it to get wisdom than fine gold, and the getting of intelligence to be preferred to silver!
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
Get wisdom, because it is better than gold: and purchase prudence, for it is more precious than silver.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
God's Word
How much better it is to gain wisdom than gold, and the gaining of understanding should be chosen over silver.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Get wisdom-- how much better it is than gold! And get understanding-- it is preferable to silver.
International Standard Version
How much better than gaining gold is the acquisition of wisdom, the attainment of wisdom better than silver!
NET Bible
How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.
New American Standard Bible
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.
New International Version
How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!
New Living Translation
How much better to get wisdom than gold, and good judgment than silver!
Webster's Bible Translation
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold? and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver?
The World English Bible
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
EasyEnglish Bible
It is better to have wisdom than gold or silver. You should want to understand what is right.
Young‘s Literal Translation
To get wisdom -- how much better than gold, And to get understanding to be chosen than silver!
New Life Version
To get wisdom is much better than getting gold. To get understanding should be chosen instead of silver.
The Voice Bible
How much better it is to receive wisdom than the riches of gold and to gain understanding over some silver prize!
Living Bible
How much better is wisdom than gold, and understanding than silver!
New Catholic Bible
It is better to acquire wisdom rather than gold, and more desirable to acquire understanding rather than silver.
Legacy Standard Bible
How much better it is to acquire wisdom than fine gold! And to acquire understanding is to be chosen above silver.
Jubilee Bible 2000
How much better is it to acquire wisdom than gold! and to acquire understanding is worth more than silver!
Christian Standard Bible
Get wisdom— how much better it is than gold! And get understanding— it is preferable to silver.
Amplified Bible © 1954
How much better it is to get skillful and godly Wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
New Century Version
It is better to get wisdom than gold, and to choose understanding rather than silver!
The Message
Get wisdom—it’s worth more than money; choose insight over income every time.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
How much better to acquire wisdom rather than gold, and to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Good News Translation®
It is better—much better—to have wisdom and knowledge than gold and silver.
Wycliffe Bible
Wield thou wisdom, for it is better than gold; and get thou prudence, for it is preciouser than silver. (Possess thou wisdom, for it is better than gold; and get thou prudence, for it is more precious than silver.)
Contemporary English Version
It's much better to be wise and sensible than to be rich.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
To get wisdom is better than gold; to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Common English Bible © 2011
Acquiring wisdom is much better than gold, and acquiring understanding is better than silver.
Amplified Bible © 2015
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.
English Standard Version Anglicised
How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is preferable to silver.
New American Standard Bible
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.
The Expanded Bible
It is better to get wisdom than gold, and to choose understanding rather than silver!
Tree of Life Version
How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver.
Revised Standard Version
To get wisdom is better than gold; to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
New International Reader's Version
It is much better to get wisdom than gold. It is much better to choose understanding than silver.
BRG Bible
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
Complete Jewish Bible
How much better than gold it is to gain wisdom! Yes, rather than money, choose to gain understanding.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
How much better is it to acquire chochmah than zahav, and acquiring binah (understanding) a better choice than kesef!
Names of God Bible
How much better it is to gain wisdom than gold, and the gaining of understanding should be chosen over silver.
Modern English Version
How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver!
Easy-to-Read Version
Wisdom is worth much more than gold. Understanding is worth much more than silver.
International Children’s Bible
It is better to get wisdom than gold. It is better to choose understanding than silver!
Lexham English Bible
Getting wisdom: how much better than gold! And getting understanding: it is chosen over silver.
New International Version - UK
How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!