KJV : For wisdom <02451> [is] a defence <06738>, [and] money <03701> [is] a defence <06738>: but the excellency <03504> of knowledge <01847> [is, that] wisdom <02451> giveth life <02421> (8762) to them that have <01167> it. {defence: Heb. shadow}NASB : For wisdom is protection \i1 just as\i0 money is protection, But the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the lives of its possessors.NASB# : For wisdom<2451> is protection<6738> <I>just as</I> money<3701> is protection<6738>, But the advantage<3504> of knowledge<1847> is that wisdom<2451> preserves<2421> the lives<2421> of its possessors<1167>.