Proverbs 16:16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
We have seen in previous verses that gold and silver cannot buy salvation. We should know to that with wisdom, understanding and knowledge we gain gain all the gold and silver we want.. Divine wisdom yields the greatest treasures, riches, honor , long life, profit, peace, and happiness. The next verse lets us know that the road we take should be one of righteousness to lead us away from evil. As long as we stay on this road road we will be safe. Matthew 7:13-14 says it all, “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:” “Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.”