Proverbs 20:15

There is gold and abundance of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.

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WEBBE

There is gold and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.

BSB

There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.

KJV

There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

ASV

There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

BBE

There is gold and a store of corals: but the lips of knowledge are a jewel of great price.

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יֵשׁ yesh there H3426 זָהָב za·ho [is] gold H2091 וְרָב־ ve·rov- and abundance of H7230 פְּנִינִים pe·ni·nim jewels H6443 וּכְלִי u·khe·li and [are] an article of H3627 יְקָר ye·kar preciousness H3366 שִׂפְתֵי־ sif·tei- lips of H8193 דָעַת da·'at knowledge H1847

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verse 15

He that prefers true knowledge to riches, follows the ways of religion and happiness. If we really believed this truth, the word of God would be valued as it deserves, and the world would lose its tempting influence.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.