King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 16:16
“How much better [is it] to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!”
Verse in context — Proverbs 16
14
The wrath of a king [is as] messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
15
In the light of the king's countenance [is] life; and his favour [is] as a cloud of the latter rain.
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How much better [is it] to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
17
The highway of the upright [is] to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
18
Pride [goeth] before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.