Proverbs 16:15-17

New International Reader's Version

¹⁵When a king’s face is happy, it means life.
His favor is like rain in the spring.

¹⁶It is much better to get wisdom than gold.
It is much better to choose understanding than silver.

¹⁷The path of honest people takes them away from evil.
Those who guard their ways guard their lives.

Proverbs 16:15-17

New International Version

¹⁵When a king’s face brightens, it means life;^(A)
his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.^(B)

¹⁶How much better to get wisdom than gold,
to get insight^(C) rather than silver!^(D)

¹⁷The highway of the upright avoids evil;
those who guard their ways preserve their lives.^(E)

New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

New International Version (NIV)