What is Better?

This week I've been reading through Proverbs and I've been thinking about the verses that use the word 'BETTER.' It's better to have this than that. What is better? Money or Wisdom?  What is more valuable? What means more to us?
These verses are food for thought. I've found them very challenging. Is this our mindset?

Wisdom is better than rubies:...   Prov 8:11a

Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. 15:16-17

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues (income) without right.16:8

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!16:16

Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly (low in status or importance), than to divide the spoil with the proud.16:19

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. 16:32

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness (family love and peace, tranquility and contentment) therewith, than an house full of sacrifices (feastings) with strife. 17:1

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. 19:1

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. 21:9

It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. 21:19

For these last two verses the Living Bible uses closer to home words. Crabby, quarrelsome, complaining!
One commentary describes the corner of a rooftop as the flat roof of a house that they had in their day. "All winds and storms which a man might meet with there are more endurable than the tempest within .  And the wilderness..."without shelter, exposed to storms and beasts of prey, lack of the necessities of life, no society, a solitary place."
All these BETTER verses goes against our natural way of thinking. We think so highly of material things--nice houses, clothes, money, jobs, a good income, nice food,  looking pretty etc.
 And yet righteousness, wisdom, understanding, humility, patience, self control, quietness, integrity, fear of the Lord, love and being a thankful, cheerful, loving wife is worth far more!