New English Translation
Proverbs 8:10
10Receive my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than choice 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; there is nothing in them twisted or crooked. 9All of them are clear to the discerning and upright to those who find knowledge. Receive my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold. 11For wisdom is better than rubies, and desirable things cannot be compared to her. 12“I, wisdom, live 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
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 8:10
- Proverbs 2:4if you seek it like silver, and search for it like hidden treasure,
- Proverbs 3:13Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding.
- Proverbs 10:20What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.
- Proverbs 16:16How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.
- Proverbs 23:23Acquire truth and do not sell it – wisdom, and discipline, and understanding.
- Psalms 119:72The law you have revealed is more important to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. י (Yod)
- Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing; it benefits those who see the light of day.
- Acts 3:6But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, stand up and walk!”
- 2 Corinthians 6:10as sorrowful, but always rejoicing, as poor, but making many rich, as 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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