Verse Comparison: Proverbs 16:16
American Standard Version
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
Amplified® Bible
How much better it is to get skillful {and} godly Wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Contemporary English Version
It's much better to be wise and sensible than to be rich.
Darby English Version
How much better is it to get wisdom than fine gold, and the getting of intelligence to be preferred to silver!
Good News Bible
It is better---much better---to have wisdom and knowledge than gold and silver.
King James Version
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
New American Standard Bible
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.
New International Version
How much better to get wisdom than gold,
to choose understanding rather than silver!
New King James Version
How much better to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
We find it preferable to get wisdom than gold! And choosing understanding we find preferable to silver.
Revised Standard Version
To get wisdom is better than gold; to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Young's Literal Translation
To get wisdom -- how much better than gold, And to get understanding to be chosen than silver!