Proverbs 8:10-11

8:10 Receive my instruction ¹  rather than ²  silver,

and knowledge rather than choice gold.

8:11 For wisdom is better than rubies,

and desirable things cannot be compared ³  to her.

[8:10]  ¹ tn Heb “discipline.” The term refers to instruction that trains with discipline (e.g., Prov 1:2).

[8:10]  ² tn Heb “and not” (so KJV, NASB); NAB “in preference to.”

[8:11]  ³ tn The verb יִשְׁווּ (yishvu, from שָׁוָה, shavah) can be rendered “are not comparable” or in a potential nuance “cannot be compared” with her.