and if you shall seek it as silver, and search diligently for it as for treasures;

Receive instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

For wisdom is better than precious stones; and no valuable substance is of equal worth with it.

[It is] better to have my fruit than [to have] gold and precious stones; and my produce is better than choice silver.

The brood of wisdom is more to be chosen than gold, and the brood of prudence more to be chosen than silver.

And God said to Solomon, Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked for great wealth, nor glory, nor the life of your enemies, and you have not asked for long life; but have asked for yourself wisdom and understanding, that you might judge My people, over whom I have made you king;

I give you this wisdom and understanding; and I will give you wealth, and riches, and glory, so that there shall not have been [any] like you among the kings before you, neither shall there be such after you.

A mortal has not known its way, neither indeed has it been discovered among men.

One shall not give fine gold instead of it, neither shall silver be weighed in exchange for it.

Gold and crystal shall not be equaled to it, neither shall vessels of gold be its exchange.

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be equaled to it; it shall not be compared with pure gold.

The law of Your mouth is better to me than thousands of [coins of] gold and silver.

I have inherited Your testimonies forever; for they are the joy of my heart.

I will rejoice because of Your oracles, as one that finds much spoil.

For what is a man profited if he gains the whole world, but forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give [as] an exchange for his soul?

More than that I also consider all things to be loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have sustained the loss of all things, and I consider them to be rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ

and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through [the] faith of Christ, the righteousness [which is] from God by faith;

I counsel you to buy from Me gold having been tried by fire, so that you may become rich; and white robes, so that you may be clothed, and the shame of your nakedness may not appear; and eye salve, so that you may anoint your eyes, in order that you may see.