 | Church missionary society - 1863 - 614 pages
...Abraham, of Jerusalem, who, in pursuit of traffic, having come to Peshawur, found that " merchandize which is better than the merchandize of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold." The perusal of this brought to the recollection of a friend the following fact, of a somewhat similar... | |
 | Charles Simmons - 1844 - 552 pages
...understanding. Pr. 3. 13. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,nnd the man that gctteth understanding. For the merchandize of it is better than the merchandize of silver, and the gain thereof than fin* gold; She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared... | |
 | 1846 - 496 pages
...Lord. Happy they who find it, " for the merchandise thereof * Rev. John Todd. VOL. in. — NO. xi. 43 is better than the merchandize of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold." Here, then, are essential and serious hindrances in the way of religious culture. And they should not... | |
 | Old Humphrey - 1844 - 278 pages
...quite so happy as we expected, we have, I trust, been taught also, something of the wisdom " which is better than the merchandize of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold." This is, indeed, " more precious than rubies," nor are all the things we can desire to be compared... | |
 | Alexander Watson - 1845 - 612 pages
...— on Whom we depend. Happy is the man that findeth this wisdom and getteth this understanding. " For the merchandize of it is better than the merchandize of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies, and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared to ker.... | |
 | William Bridge - 1845 - 450 pages
...concerning wisdom, where Christ is called wisdom: " Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, (verse 13) for the merchandize of it is better than the merchandize of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold; she is more precious than rubies, and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto... | |
 | 1845 - 792 pages
...knowledge, and a heartful of good principles ? If so, aim for the prize, and set about its attainment. " The merchandize of it is better than the merchandize of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold." Apply yourselves — save those spare moments — give them to study — avoid those groggeries —... | |
 | 1845 - 880 pages
...teacher of wisdom, — "Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding, for the merchandize of it is better than the merchandize of silver, and the gain thereof tnan fine gold." AMERICAN PATENTS. List of American Patents which issued in May, 1844, with Remarks... | |
 | William Russell, John Goldsbury - 1845 - 300 pages
...blasted, fail not, my young friends, to acquire the pearl of great price, that wisdom whose merchandize is better than the merchandize of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. Let this be the object of your life ; and while the guilty glories of war are deprecated by mankind,... | |
 | Old Humphrey - 1845 - 264 pages
...quite so happy as we expected, we have, I trust, been taught also, something of the wisdom " which is better than the merchandize of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold." This is, indeed, " more precious than rubies," nor are all the things we can desire to be compared... | |
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Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandize of it is better than the merchandize of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. 
