Proverbs 3:14 (WEB)
For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.
Fathers and councils · 2
John Chrysostom
“And after him his son again shows that we ought to “seek out wisdom as silver, and to make merchandise of her rather than of gold.” ( Prov. ii. 4 and iii. 14 [partially quoted]; John v. 39.)” — the author cites it
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Clement of Alexandria
““Happy is the man who hath found wisdom, and the mortal who knows understanding,” says the Spirit by Solomon: “for it is better to buy her than treasures of gold and silver; and she is more valuable than precious stones.”” — editor's note: Prov. iii. 13–15.
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