Proverbs 8:10

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 from my mouth are righteous; none of them are deceptive or perverse. 9All of them are clear to the perceptive, and right to those who discover knowledge. Accept my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold. 11For wisdom is better than jewels, and nothing desirable can equal it. 12I, wisdom, share a home with shrewdness and have knowledge and discretion.

Proverbs 8:10 word by word

קְחֽוּ־מוּסָרִ֥י וְאַל־כָּ֑סֶף וְ֝דַ֗עַת מֵחָר֥וּץ נִבְחָֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Receiveלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• my instructionמוּסָרmûsâr · discipline: instructionH4148
• and not silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• and knowledgeדַּ֫עַתda‛ath · knowledgeH1847
• rather than choiceבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
• goldחָרוּץchârûts chârûts · goldH2742

Cross-references for Proverbs 8:10

• Proverbs 2:4if you seek it like silver and search for it like hidden treasure,
• Proverbs 3:13Happy is a man who finds wisdom and who acquires understanding,
• Proverbs 10:20The tongue of the righteous is pure silver; the heart of the wicked is of little value.
• Proverbs 16:16Get wisdom — how much better it is than gold! And get understanding — it is preferable to silver.
• Proverbs 23:23Buy — and do not sell — truth, wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
• Psalms 119:72Instruction from your lips is better for me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
• Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance and an advantage to those who see the sun,
• Acts 3:6But Peter said, “I don’t have silver or gold, but what I do have, I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
• 2 Corinthians 6:10as grieving, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet enriching many; as having nothing, 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

Topics related to Proverbs 8:10

• Heart
• Jesus Continued
• Knowledge
• Wisdom

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• Appoint
• Choice
• Delight
• Depth
• Early
• Gold
• Instruction
• Rule
• Truth
• Ethics

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