Proverbs 3:14 (LSB)

Passage

For her profit is better than the profit of silver And her produce better than fine gold.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:12 For whom Yahweh loves He reproves, Even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.

Proverbs 3:13 How blessed is the man who finds wisdom And the man who obtains discernment.

Proverbs 3:14 For her profit is better than the profit of silver And her produce better than fine gold.

Proverbs 3:15 She is more precious than pearls; And nothing you desire compares with her.

Proverbs 3:16 Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and glory.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "profit", "better", "than", "silver", and "produce". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "profit" and "better", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "How blessed is the man who finds..." into verse 15's "She is more precious than pearls And...", so "profit" and "better" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "profit" and "better" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.