25 Gold and silver will make the foot stand sure, and counsel is esteemed better than both. (WEB)
Sirach 40:25
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Sirach 51:27–29
27 See with your eyes how I labored just a little and found for myself much rest. (WEB) 28 Get instruction with a great sum of silver, and gain much gold by her. (WEB) 29 May your soul rejoice in his mercy, and may you all not be put to shame in praising him. (WEB)
Proverbs 16:15–17
15 When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring. 16 How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver. 17 The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way prote…
Proverbs 8:9–11
9 They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge. 10 Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold. 11 For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.
Sirach 21:20–22
20 A fool lifts up his voice with laughter, but a clever man smiles quietly. (WEB) 21 Instruction is to a prudent man as an ornament of gold, and as a bracelet upon his right arm. (WEB) 22 The foot of a fool rushes into a house, but a man of experience will be ashamed of entering. (WEB)
Proverbs 20:14–16
14 “Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats. 15 There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure. 16 Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
Sirach 29:10–12
10 Lose your money for a brother and a friend. Don’t let it rust under a stone and be lost. (WEB) 11 Allocate your treasure according to the commandments of the Most High and it will profit you more than gold. (WEB) 12 Store up almsgiving in your store-chambers and it will deliver… (WEB)
Proverbs 3:13–15
13 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding, 14 for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold. 15 She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
Proverbs 14:23–25
23 There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty. 24 The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly. 25 A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.
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