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.
• 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;
• New Living Translation (NLT)Choose my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.

Context of Proverbs 8:10

8All the words of my mouth are just; none of them is crooked or perverse. 9To the discerning all of them are right; they are upright to those who have found knowledge. Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold, 11for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her. 12“I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess 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 2:4and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure,
• Proverbs 3:13Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding,
• Proverbs 10:20The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
• Proverbs 16:16How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!
• Proverbs 23:23Buy the truth and do not sell it— wisdom, instruction and insight as well.
• Psalms 119:72The law from your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.
• Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing and benefits those who see the sun.
• Acts 3:6Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, 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

Topics related to Proverbs 8:10

• Heart
• Jesus Continued
• Knowledge
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

• 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