Proverbs 8:11
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For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.
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How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.
Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.