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Selected Verse: Proverbs 3:14 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 3:14 |
King James |
For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
The figure of Pro 3:13 carried out.
it--that is, wisdom.
merchandise of silver--acquisition by trading.
fine gold--dug gold, solid as a nugget. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Compare Pro 2:4. "Fine gold" is apparently a technical word of that commerce, the native gold in the nugget or the dust. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
For the merchandise - סחר sachar, the traffic, the trade that is carried on by going through countries and provinces with such articles as they could carry on the backs of camels, etc.; from סחר sachar, to go about, traverse. Chaffarynge; Old MS. Bible.
And the gain thereof - תבואתה tebuathah, its produce; what is gained by the articles after all expenses are paid. The slaves, as we have already seen, got their liberty if they were so lucky as to find a diamond of so many carats' weight; he who finds wisdom - the knowledge and salvation of God - gets a greater prize; for he obtains the liberty of the Gospel, is adopted into the family of God, and made an heir according to the hope of an eternal life. |
13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;