Proverbs 20:15
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
In context
13 Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
14 “Worthless, worthless!” says the buyer, but on the way out, he gloats.
15 There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
16 Take the garment of the one who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
17 Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man, but later his mouth is full of gravel.
Proverbs 20:15 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
- KJV King James Version
- There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
- WEB World English Bible
- There is gold and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.
- ASV American Standard Version
- There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, [are] lips of knowledge.
- DBY Darby Translation
- There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious Jewel.
- WBS Webster Bible
- There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.