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Proverbs 20:15

Context
NETBible

There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but 1  words of knowledge 2  are like 3  a precious jewel.

NIV ©

biblegateway Pro 20:15

Gold there is, and rubies in abundance, but lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel.

NASB ©

biblegateway Pro 20:15

There is gold, and an abundance of jewels; But the lips of knowledge are a more precious thing.

NLT ©

biblegateway Pro 20:15

Wise speech is rarer and more valuable than gold and rubies.

MSG ©

biblegateway Pro 20:15

Drinking from the beautiful chalice of knowledge is better than adorning oneself with gold and rare gems.

BBE ©

SABDAweb Pro 20:15

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

NRSV ©

bibleoremus Pro 20:15

There is gold, and abundance of costly stones; but the lips informed by knowledge are a precious jewel.

NKJV ©

biblegateway Pro 20:15

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

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KJV
There is
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gold
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and a multitude
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of rubies
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but the lips
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of knowledge
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[are] a precious
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jewel
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NASB ©

biblegateway Pro 20:15

There
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is gold
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, and an abundance
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of jewels
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; But the lips
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of knowledge
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are a more
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precious
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thing
<03627>
.
NET [draft] ITL
There
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is gold
<02091>
, and an abundance
<07230>
of rubies
<06443>
, but words
<08193>
of knowledge
<01847>
are like a precious
<03366>
jewel
<03627>
.
HEBREW
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<08193>
rqy
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ylkw
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Mynynp
<06443>
brw
<07230>
bhz
<02091>
sy (20:15)
<03426>

NETBible

There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but 1  words of knowledge 2  are like 3  a precious jewel.

NET Notes

tn The verse is usually taken as antithetical parallelism: There may be gold and rubies but the true gem is knowledge. However, C. H. Toy arranges it differently: “store of gold and wealth of corals and precious vessels – all are wise lips” (Proverbs [ICC], 388). But this uses the gems as metaphors for wise speech, and does not stress the contrast between wealth and wisdom.

tn Heb “lips of knowledge.” The term “lips” is a metonymy for speaking, and “knowledge” could be either an attributive genitive or objective genitive: “knowledgeable lips.” Lips that impart knowledge are the true jewel to be sought.

tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity.




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