Proverbs 8:19 (BSB)

My fruit is better than gold, pure gold, and my harvest surpasses choice silver.

From Proverbs 8. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 8:19

  • Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 8:12-21: Wisdom here is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge; it is Christ in the word and Christ in the heart, not only Christ revealed to us, but Christ revealed in us. It is the word of God, the whole compass of divine revelation; it is God the Word, in whom all divine revelation centres; it is the soul formed...
  • John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 8:19: My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold,.... This is said in allusion to the fruit that grows on trees, Wisdom, or Christ, being a tree of life; see Gill on Pro 3:18; and so he is compared to other trees, Sol 2:3.
  • Keil & Delitzsch (Lutheran), Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament on Proverbs 8:17-21: Pro 8:17-21 The discourse of Wisdom makes a fresh departure, as at Pro 8:13 : she tells how, to those who love her, she repays this love: 17 “I love them that love me, And they that seek me early find me. 18 Riches and honour are with me, Durable riches and righteousness. 19 Better is my fruit than pure and fine gold, And my revenue (better) than choice silver.