--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and…" description: "\"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 t..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f9/solomon-9530_fine_happy-is-the-man-that-findeth-wisdom-and_539169.jpg" --- # Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that… ![“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. She is more precious than rubies, and all the things that can be compared unto her.” quote by Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f9/solomon-9530_fine_happy-is-the-man-that-findeth-wisdom-and_539169.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f9/solomon-9530_fine_happy-is-the-man-that-findeth-wisdom-and_539169.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f9/solomon-9530_fine_happy-is-the-man-that-findeth-wisdom-and_539169.jpg) > “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. She is more precious than rubies, and all the things that can be compared unto her.” [Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solomon/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Wisdom and understanding are more valuable than material wealth, offering deeper fulfillment than riches. **In simple terms:** True insight outweighs gold and jewels. Key Takeaway Seek knowledge over possessions. Themes wisdom value spirituality Mood reflective inspirational Type biblical philosophical When to use this quote - personal growth - education - financial decisions - spiritual practice Key Concepts philosophy ethics human fulfillment Questions to Reflect On - What does wisdom mean to you? - How can you prioritize understanding daily? A Different Perspective Material wealth can still dominate societal values. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Fine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fine/) [Gains](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gains/) [Gold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gold/) [Gold Precious](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gold-precious-864461/) [Hands](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hands/) [Happy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happy/) [Happy man](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happy-man/) [He man](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/he-man/) [Honour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/honour/) [Learning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/learning/) [Left](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/left/) [Left hand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/left-hand/) [Length](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/length/) [Men](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men/) [Merchandise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/merchandise/) [Path](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/path/) [Riches](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/riches/) [Rubies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rubies/) [Rubies Things](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rubies-things-4512178/) [Silver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/silver/) [Understanding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/understanding/) [Way](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/) [Wisdom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wisdom/) ## Related quotes > [“Talent, just like gold or any other precious commodity is subject to the same demand & supply economics”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gyan-nagpal/talent-just-like-gold-or-any-other-precious-commodity-is-subject-to/) [Gyan Nagpal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gyan-nagpal/) > [Gold and precious gems are, in many places, the one form of wealth a woman can use to protect and enhance herself within the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wangechi-mutu/gold-and-precious-gems-are-in-many-places-the-one-form-of-wealth-a/) [Wangechi Mutu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wangechi-mutu/) > [“A heart of gold is more precious than a necklace of diamonds.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matshona-dhliwayo/a-heart-of-gold-is-more-precious-than-a-necklace-of-diamonds/) [Matshona Dhliwayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matshona-dhliwayo/) > [Time is more precious than gold, more precious than diamonds, more precious than oil or any valuable treasures. It is time that we do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cecelia-ahern/time-is-more-precious-than-gold-more-precious-than-diamonds-more/) [Cecelia Ahern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cecelia-ahern/) > [Genius, like gold and precious stones, is chiefly prized because of its rarity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/genius-like-gold-and-precious-stones-is-chiefly-prized-because-of-its/) [Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/) > [Gold is the most precious of all commodities; gold constitutes treasure, and he who possesses it has all he needs in the world, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-columbus/gold-is-the-most-precious-of-all-commodities-gold-constitutes/) [Christopher Columbus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-columbus/) > [So you find a lot of things in Egypt in royal and high status tombs made out of gold because it's a precious object.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-gates/so-you-find-a-lot-of-things-in-egypt-in-royal-and-high-status-tombs/) [Josh Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-gates/) > [Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon/happy-is-the-man-that-findeth-wisdom-and-the-man-that-getteth-3/) [Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solomon/) > [I watched the Disney Channel all the time growing up. 'Lizzie McGuire' was my all-time favorite. I'm pretty sure I had every piece of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olivia-holt/i-watched-the-disney-channel-all-the-time-growing-up-lizzie-mcguire/) [Olivia Holt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olivia-holt/) > [The gloomy recess of an ecclesiastical library is like a harbor, into which a far-traveling curiosity has sailed with its freight, and cast anchor.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-aris-willmott/the-gloomy-recess-of-an-ecclesiastical-library-is-like-a-harbor-into/) [Robert Aris Willmott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-aris-willmott/) > [“Accept that you are no longer a woman. You are merchandise. And merchandise must have a barcode for sale.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pepper-winters/accept-that-you-are-no-longer-a-woman-you-are-merchandise-and/) [Pepper Winters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pepper-winters/) > [Some gifted adventurer is always sailing round the world of art and science, to bring home costly merchandise from every port.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-aris-willmott/some-gifted-adventurer-is-always-sailing-round-the-world-of-art-and/) [Robert Aris Willmott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-aris-willmott/) > [These are the lords That have bought titles: men may merchandise Wares, ay and traffic in all commodities From sea to sea, and from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliza-haywood/these-are-the-lords-that-have-bought-titles-men-may-merchandise-wares/) [Eliza Haywood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliza-haywood/) > [They all went into the bar business. Which was a mistake, because they began to sip at the merchandise and it set them back,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-mccourt/they-all-went-into-the-bar-business-which-was-a-mistake-because-they/) [Frank McCourt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-mccourt/) > [I make money from touring and selling merchandise, and I honestly believe if you put effort into something and you execute properly, you don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chance-the-rapper/i-make-money-from-touring-and-selling-merchandise-and-i-honestly/) [Chance the Rapper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chance-the-rapper/) ## More by Solomon > [That, who keeps his mouth, keeps his Soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon/that-who-keeps-his-mouth-keeps-his-soul/) [Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solomon/) > [What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon/what-has-been-will-be-again-what-has-been-done-will-be-done-again/) [Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solomon/) > [Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon/answer-a-fool-according-to-his-folly-lest-he-be-wise-in-his-own-eyes/) [Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solomon/) > [The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon/the-fear-of-the-lord-is-the-beginning-of-wisdom/) [Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solomon/) > [Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon/then-the-dust-will-return-to-the-earth-as-it-was-and-the-spirit-will/) [Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solomon/) > [Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon/lazy-hands-make-a-man-poor-but-diligent-hands-bring-wealth/) [Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solomon/) > [Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon/better-is-a-dinner-of-herbs-where-love-is-than-a-fattened-ox-and/) [Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solomon/) > [To gain riches is wise; to pay for riches with happiness is foolish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon/to-gain-riches-is-wise-to-pay-for-riches-with-happiness-is-foolish/) [Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solomon/) > [Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism will suddenly be broken beyond repair.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon/whoever-stubbornly-refuses-to-accept-criticism-will-suddenly-be/) [Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solomon/) > [Love is strong as the Death; jealousies are as cruel as the tomb.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon/love-is-strong-as-the-death-jealousies-are-as-cruel-as-the-tomb/) [Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solomon/) > [A good name is better than precious ointment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon/a-good-name-is-better-than-precious-ointment/) [Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solomon/) > [The man who walks with wise men becomes wise himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon/the-man-who-walks-with-wise-men-becomes-wise-himself/) [Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solomon/) > [There is a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon/there-is-a-time-to-weep-and-a-time-to-laugh-a-time-to-mourn-and-a/) [Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solomon/) > [Jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. \[Therefore do not compare your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon/jealousy-is-cruel-as-the-grave-the-coals-thereof-are-coals-of-fire/) [Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solomon/) > [The rich is the one that rules over those of little means, and the borrower is servant to the man doing the lending.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon/the-rich-is-the-one-that-rules-over-those-of-little-means-and-the/) [Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solomon/) [Explore all 72 Solomon quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solomon/) ## More Fine quotes > [ I\] k\[n\]ow youre b\[e\]tt\[e\]r off without me. \[D\]ont worr\[y\] ab\[o\]\[u\]t me. Im fine. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tinku-razoria/i-k-n-ow-youre-b-e-tt-e-r-off-without-me-d-ont-worr-y-ab-o-u-t-me-im/) [Tinku Razoria](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tinku-razoria/) > [To hurry through the rise and fall of a fine, full sentence is like defying the role of time in human life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-clark/to-hurry-through-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-fine-full-sentence-is-like/) [Kenneth Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-clark/) > [I'm Fine!, the most common LIE in the world...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/punkinhead-abhishek/i-m-fine-the-most-common-lie-in-the-world/) [Punkinhead Abhishek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/punkinhead-abhishek/) > [Some shows just go away - and that's fine. They serve their purpose and their entertainment value, but there are shows that touch people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-cudlitz/some-shows-just-go-away-and-that-s-fine-they-serve-their-purpose-and/) [Michael Cudlitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-cudlitz/) > [The Germans will make a few scattered attacks, then go away. The Romans will enjoy a fine September.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pietro-badoglio/the-germans-will-make-a-few-scattered-attacks-then-go-away-the-romans/) [Pietro Badoglio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pietro-badoglio/) > [Just be what it is that you are, and that is just fine. You don't have to be what you're not in any way.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-walker/just-be-what-it-is-that-you-are-and-that-is-just-fine-you-don-t-have/) [Alice Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-walker/) > [But I saw the pain and sadness in everything, and swirled it round my mouth like a fine wine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-forrest/but-i-saw-the-pain-and-sadness-in-everything-and-swirled-it-round-my/) [Emma Forrest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-forrest/) > [- You look fine. - Right. I look fine. Except I don't, said Zora, tugging sadly at her man's nightshirt. This was why Kiki…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zadie-smith/you-look-fine-right-i-look-fine-except-i-don-t-said-zora-tugging/) [Zadie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zadie-smith/) > [“I'm fine," said Pilar, "for the moment. And the moment is the only time we can be fine in.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-atwood/i-m-fine-said-pilar-for-the-moment-and-the-moment-is-the-only-time-we/) [Margaret Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-atwood/) > [Here comes old Rosie she's looking mighty fine, here comes hot Nancy she's steppin' right on time. There go the street lights bringing on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-seger/here-comes-old-rosie-she-s-looking-mighty-fine-here-comes-hot-nancy/) [Bob Seger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-seger/) > [It's still possible to savor the remarkable foods that millennia of human ingenuity have teased from milk. A sip of milk itself or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-mcgee/it-s-still-possible-to-savor-the-remarkable-foods-that-millennia-of/) [Harold McGee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-mcgee/) > [Another success is the post-office, with its educating energy augmented by cheapness and guarded by a certain religious sentimentin mankind; so that the power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/another-success-is-the-post-office-with-its-educating-energy/) [Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-waldo-emerson/) > [It's fine to talk about politics with people you agree with. But it is rude to argue about politics with people you disagree with.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-lessig/it-s-fine-to-talk-about-politics-with-people-you-agree-with-but-it-is/) [Lawrence Lessig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-lessig/) > [Comedy, although it is not one of the fine arts - it's a vulgar art, it's one of the people's arts, it's the spoken…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/comedy-although-it-is-not-one-of-the-fine-arts-it-s-a-vulgar-art-it-s/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) > [School plays are fine. Theater in school is fine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-affleck/school-plays-are-fine-theater-in-school-is-fine/) [Ben Affleck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-affleck/) [Browse all 5,340 Fine quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fine/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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. She is more precious than rubies, and all the things that can be compared unto her.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Solomon" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon/happy-is-the-man-that-findeth-wisdom-and-the-man-that-getteth/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Fine" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon/happy-is-the-man-that-findeth-wisdom-and-the-man-that-getteth/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f9/solomon-9530_fine_happy-is-the-man-that-findeth-wisdom-and_539169.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f9/solomon-9530_fine_happy-is-the-man-that-findeth-wisdom-and_539169.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f9/solomon-9530_fine_happy-is-the-man-that-findeth-wisdom-and_539169.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is…” — Solomon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Solomon", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/solomon/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Happy is the man that findeth...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon/happy-is-the-man-that-findeth-wisdom-and-the-man-that-getteth/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/solomon/happy-is-the-man-that-findeth-wisdom-and-the-man-that-getteth/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```