Berean Standard Bible
Proverbs 8:10
10Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.
Proverbs 8:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
- New International Version (NIV)Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold;
Context of Proverbs 8:10
8All the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse. 9They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge. Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold. 11For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her. 12I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.
Read all of Proverbs 8Proverbs 8:10 word by word
קְחֽוּ־מוּסָרִ֥י וְאַל־כָּ֑סֶף וְ֝דַ֗עַת מֵחָר֥וּץ נִבְחָֽר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 8:10
- Proverbs 2:4if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure,
- Proverbs 3:13Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
- Proverbs 10:20The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
- Proverbs 16:16How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
- Proverbs 23:23Invest in truth and never sell it— in wisdom and instruction and understanding.
- Psalms 119:72The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.
- Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.
- Acts 3:6But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
- 2 Corinthians 6:10sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
Commentaries on Proverbs 8:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Receive my instruction, and not silver - A Hebrew idiom; receive my instruction in preference to silver.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11receive...rather: You must decide between pursuing money or valuables and seeking wisdom, which is much more valuable.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. not silver--preferable to it, so last clause implies comparison.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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