Proverbs 8:10 meaning and explanation

Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.

Proverbs 8:10, Berean Standard Bible

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In this chapter wisdom is personified as a woman calling out in public places, urging ordinary people to listen. Here she speaks as a teacher, telling her hearers to take her instruction rather than silver and knowledge rather than pure gold.

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