Job 28:13-28

13Man does not know its worth,
and it is not found in athe land of the living.
14 bThe deep says, ‘It is not in me,’
and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
15It ccannot be bought for gold,
and silver cannot be weighed as its price.
16It cannot be valued in dthe gold of eOphir,
in precious fonyx or gsapphire.
17Gold and glass cannot equal it,
nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
18No mention shall be made of hcoral or of crystal;
the price of wisdom is above i, jpearls.
19 kThe topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it,
nor can it be valued in pure gold.
20 From where, then, does wisdom come?
And where is the place of understanding?
21It is hidden from the eyes of lall living
and concealed from the birds of the air.
22 mAbaddon and Death say,
‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’
23 nGod understands the way to it,
and he knows its place.
24For he olooks to the ends of the earth
and sees everything under the heavens.
25When he pgave to the wind its weight
and apportioned the waters by measure,
26when he made a decree for the rain
and qa way for the lightning of the thunder,
27then he saw it and declared it;
he established it, and searched it out.
28And he said to man,
Behold, rthe fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
and to sturn away from evil is understanding.’”

Psalms 119:127

127Therefore I tlove your commandments
above gold, above fine gold.

Proverbs 3:15-18

15She is more precious than ujewels,
and vnothing you desire can compare with her.
16 wLong life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are xriches and honor.
17Her yways are ways of pleasantness,
and all her paths are peace.
18She is za tree of life to those who aalay hold of her;
those who hold her fast are called blessed.

Proverbs 4:7

7 abThe beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom,
and whatever you get, get acinsight.

Proverbs 8:10-11

10 adTake my instruction instead of silver,
and knowledge rather than choice gold,
11 aefor wisdom is better than jewels,
and afall that you may desire cannot compare with her.

Proverbs 8:19

19My fruit is agbetter than ahgold, even fine gold,
and my yield than aichoice silver.

Ecclesiastes 7:12

12For the protection of wisdom is like ajthe protection of money,
and the advantage of knowledge is that akwisdom preserves the life of him who has it.
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