Proverb 3:14

“For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver,
And her gain than fine gold.”

Why do Wisdom and Understanding lead to happiness? Because her proceeds–
that which you gain from being acquainted with her–are better than the profit of silver. 

It’s funny, then, that everything in our culture directs us down the pursuit of money, isn’t it? We are told point-blank that it’s not where you find happiness, yet we search for it there anyway.

The text is simple here. There is no need to elaborate because the proceeds of Wisdom are better than the profits of silver and the gain of Understanding is greater than that of fine gold. 

This, then, is perhaps where our pursuit of happiness should begin: not in the earnings of money, but in gaining Wisdom.