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NASB | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth. [Heb 11:3] |
Bible Question: where in the bible does it say silver is better then gold?????????? |
Bible Answer: I have not seen anything in the Bible that directly states that silver is better than gold; the only two verses that come close are both in Proverbs: 3:13-14 "Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold". Proverbs 16:16 "How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather than to be chosen than silver!" The only explaination I can give that shows that silver may have been better than gold back in the day comes from this: In Solomon's time, he expanded on his excesses, using up precious metals and items (like gold, silver, ivory) like they were water. These excesses would soon lead to his downfall, as he could not control them (700 wives! 300 concubines! How do you have time for all that?! Not to mention the spiritual dilution like dropping a drop of Kool-Aid in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Yeesh)He is known to have created golden shields, which may have looked great, but were militarily useless because gold is a very soft metal. In those cases (and in making other items, such as pots, dishes, and the like), pure silver was better than pure gold. This is not to say that there were no aforemetioned items made out of gold, it's to say in those cases, silver was better. Hope that helps. |