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Proverbs 8:11

For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.
Proverbs 8:11
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

כִּֽי־טוֹבָ֣ה חָ֭כְמָה מִפְּנִינִ֑ים וְכָל־חֲ֝פָצִ֗ים לֹ֣א יִֽשְׁווּ־בָֽהּ׃

  1. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. טוֹבָ֣הto.Vah“[is] good”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
  3. חָ֭כְמָהchokh.mah“wisdom”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חׇכְמָה · “wisdom” · Strong's H2451
  4. מִפְּנִינִ֑יםmi.pe.ni.Nim“more than jewels”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פְּנִינִים · “jewel” · Strong's H6443
  5. וְכָל־ve.khol“and all”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  6. חֲ֝פָצִ֗יםcha.fa.Tzim“pleasures”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from חֵ֫פֶץ · “pleasure” · Strong's H2656
  7. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. יִֽשְׁווּ־yish.vu-“they compare”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁוָה · “be like” · Strong's H7737A
  9. בָֽהּ׃Vah“with it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)