Proverbs 20:15

¹³ Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

¹⁴ It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.

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

¹⁶ Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

¹⁷ Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
KJV: There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
WEB: There is gold and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
ASV: There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
DARBY: There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious Jewel.
BLB: There is gold and an abundance of rubies, and the lips of knowledge [are] a precious vessel.

ÅB: Det er nok gull og perler i mengde, men kyndige lepper er en kostelig ting.
OTB: Det er gull og en overflod av juveler, men lepper som taler kunnskap er en sjelden skatt.
B1930: Det er nok gull og perler i mengde, men kyndige leber er en kostelig ting.

Proverbs 8:11
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
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Proverbs 25:12
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
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Proverbs 16:24
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
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Proverbs 16:16
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
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Romans 10:14–15
How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
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Proverbs 3:15
She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
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Ecclesiastes 12:9–11
And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
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Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
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