Proverbs 8:11
For wysdome is more worth then pretious stones, yea all thinges that thou canst desire, may not be compared vnto it.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
In Context
10Receaue my doctrine and not siluer, and knowledge rather then fine golde:
12I wysdome dwell with counsell, and finde out knowledge and vnderstanding.
Cross References
Proverbs 3:14For the marchaundise of it, is better then the marchaundise of siluer, and the gayne therof [is better] then golde.
Proverbs 16:16To haue wisdome in possession, is better then to haue golde: and to get vnderstandyng, is rather to be chosen then to haue siluer.
Matthew 16:26For what doth it profite a man, yf he wynne all the whole worlde, and lose his owne soule? Or what shall a man geue for a raunsome of his soule?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 8:2-12
The Invitation of Wisdom. 1 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? 2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. 3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. 4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. 5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. 6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. 7 For my mouth shall… Read the whole commentary →