Proverbs 20:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 20:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 20:15 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 20:15 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 20:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“There is gold and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.”

Proverbs 20:15 — World English Bible

Proverbs 20:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.”

Proverbs 20:15 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 20:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Substance, gold, and a multitude of rubies, Yea, a precious vessel, <FI>are<Fi> lips of knowledge.”

Proverbs 20:15 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 20:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“There is gold, and a multitude of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a precious Jewel.”

Proverbs 20:15 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 20:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“There is golde, and a multitude of precious stones: but the lips of knowledge are a precious iewel.”

Proverbs 20:15 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 20:15 in Context — Proverbs 20

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.

15 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.

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What Does Proverbs 20:15 Mean?

Proverbs 20:15 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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