Wisdom 8:5
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5 If riches are desirable in life,
what is richer than Wisdom, who produces all things?(A)
1 Kings 10:21
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21 All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were gold, and all the utensils in the house of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, for in Solomon’s time silver was reckoned as nothing.
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Job 28:15-19
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15 Solid gold cannot purchase her,
nor can her price be paid with silver.(A)
16 She cannot be bought with gold of Ophir,[a]
with precious onyx or lapis lazuli,
17 Gold or crystal cannot equal her,
nor can golden vessels be exchanged for her.
18 Neither coral nor crystal should be thought of;
the value of wisdom surpasses pearls.
19 Ethiopian topaz does not equal her,
nor can she be weighed out for pure gold.
Proverbs 3:14-16
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14 Her profit is better than profit in silver,
and better than gold is her revenue;
15 She is more precious than corals,
and no treasure of yours can compare with her.(A)
16 Long life is in her right hand,
in her left are riches and honor;
Proverbs 8:10
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10 Take my instruction instead of silver,
and knowledge rather than choice gold.
Proverbs 8:18-19
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18 With me are riches and honor,(A)
wealth that endures, and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold,
and my yield than choice silver.(B)
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