Proverbs 3:15

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“She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.”

What this verse means

Read Proverbs 3:15 in the flow of Proverbs3 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Proverbs3 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Precious she <FI>is<Fi> above rubies, And all thy pleasures are not comparable to her.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 3:15 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 28:18Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
  2. Psalms 63:3Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
  3. Psalms 73:25Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
  4. Proverbs 8:11For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.
  5. Proverbs 20:15There is an abundance of gold and rubies, but lips of knowledge are a rare treasure.
  6. Proverbs 31:10A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
  7. Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, and it benefits those who see the sun.
  8. Matthew 13:44The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
  9. Romans 8:18I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us.

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