Proverbs 8:10
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.

Young's Literal Translation
Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold.

King James Bible
Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

Hebrew
Receive
קְחֽוּ־ (qə·ḥū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 3947: To take

my instruction
מוּסָרִ֥י (mū·sā·rî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4148: Chastisement, reproof, warning, instruction, restraint

instead of
וְאַל־ (wə·’al-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

silver,
כָּ֑סֶף (kā·sep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

and knowledge
וְ֝דַ֗עַת (wə·ḏa·‘aṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1847: Knowledge

rather than pure
נִבְחָֽר׃ (niḇ·ḥār)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 977: To try, select

gold.
מֵחָר֥וּץ (mê·ḥā·rūṣ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2742: Incised, incisive, a trench, gold, a threshing-sledge, determination, eager

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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