Proverbs 3:14
For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
Cross-references
In Proverbs 2:4, the same metaphor appears: seeking wisdom is like searching for silver and hidden treasure — reinforcing the value comparison here.
In Proverbs 8:10, Wisdom herself says to take instruction instead of silver and knowledge rather than gold — a direct restatement of the same preference.
In Proverbs 8:11, Wisdom is declared better than jewels, with nothing we desire comparing — intensifying the same superiority claim made here about silver and gold.
In Proverbs 8:19, Wisdom's fruit is better than fine gold and her yield than choice silver — the exact same comparison using the same profit/fruit metaphor.
In Proverbs 16:16, getting wisdom is better than gold and understanding better than silver — a direct proverbial restatement of the value hierarchy here.
In 2 Chronicles 1:11, Solomon exemplifies this proverb — God commends him for asking wisdom instead of wealth, showing he knew wisdom's greater worth.
In 2 Chronicles 1:12, God grants Solomon wisdom first, then adds riches — embodying the truth here that wisdom's gain surpasses silver and gold.
Psalm 119:72 echoes this directly: 'The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.' Same comparison of divine value over wealth.
Philippians 3:8 counts all things as loss for the surpassing worth of knowing Christ, directly mirroring the valuation of wisdom over gold.
Matthew 16:26 asks what profit to gain the whole world but lose one's soul, echoing the principle that spiritual value outweighs material gain.