Cross References The purchasing thereof is better than the merchandise of silver, and her fruit than the chief and purest gold: Job 28:15 The finest gold shall not purchase it, neither shall silver be weighed in exchange for it. Proverbs 8:9 Receive my instruction, and not money: choose knowledge rather than gold. Proverbs 8:32 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. Proverbs 8:34 He that shall find me, shall find life, and shall have salvation from the Lord. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The purchasing thereof is better than the merchandise of silver, and her fruit than the chief and purest gold: is the Proverbs 4:5-9 Forsake her not, and she shall keep thee: love her, and she shall preserve thee. . . . Proverbs 8:32-35 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. . . . 1 Kings 10:1-9,23,24 And the queen of Saba having heard of the fame of Solomon in the name of the Lord, came to try him with hard questions. . . . Ecclesiastes 9:15-18 Now there was found in it a man poor and wise, and he delivered the city by his wisdom, and no man afterward remembered that poor man. . . . getteth Proverbs 2:4 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and shalt find the knowledge of God: Proverbs 18:1 He that hath a mind to depart from a friend, seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach. Context The Blessings of Wisdom13The purchasing thereof is better than the merchandise of silver, and her fruit than the chief and purest gold:14She is more precious than all riches: and all the things that are desired, are not to be compared to her.… Lexicon Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֣י (’aš·rê) Interjection Strong's Hebrew 835: Happiness, interjection, how happy! [is] the man אָ֭דָם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being who finds מָצָ֣א (mā·ṣā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present wisdom, חָכְמָ֑ה (ḥāḵ·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2451: Wisdom the man וְ֝אָדָ֗ם (wə·’ā·ḏām) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being who acquires יָפִ֥יק (yā·p̄îq) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6329: To issue, furnish, to secure, to succeed understanding, תְּבוּנָֽה׃ (tə·ḇū·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8394: Intelligence, an argument, caprice Additional Translations Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,Happy is the man that finds wisdom, and the man that gets understanding. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding. Blessed is the man who has found wisdom, and the mortal who knows prudence. Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding. O the happiness of a man who hath found wisdom, And of a man who bringeth forth understanding. Jump to Previous Blessed Discovery Findeth Finds Forth Found Gains Gets Getteth Happiness Happy Makes Obtaineth Understanding WisdomJump to Next Blessed Discovery Findeth Finds Forth Found Gains Gets Getteth Happiness Happy Makes Obtaineth Understanding WisdomExternal Links Proverbs 3:13 NIVProverbs 3:13 NLT Proverbs 3:13 ESV Proverbs 3:13 NASB Proverbs 3:13 ASV Proverbs 3:13 Bible Apps Proverbs 3:13 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 3:13 Chinese Bible Proverbs 3:13 French Bible Proverbs 3:13 German Bible Alphabetical: And Blessed finds gains How is man the understanding who wisdom OT Poetry: Proverbs 3:13 Happy is the man who finds wisdom (Prov. Pro Pr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |