Proverbs 8:11 - Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ For wisdom is better than all that is most precious, and everything that is desirable cannot compare to her.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ For skillful and godly Wisdom is better than rubies or pearls, and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. [Job 28:15; Ps. 19:10; 119:127.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.

Common English Bible

¹¹ Wisdom is better than pearls; nothing is more delightful than she.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹¹ For wisdom is better than all the most precious things: and whatsoever may be desired cannot be compared to it.

Proverbs 8:11 Cross References

Psalm 19:10

O Lord, save the king, and hear us on the day that we will call upon you.

Proverbs 16:16

Possess wisdom, for it is better than gold. And acquire prudence, for it is more precious than silver.

Proverbs 20:15

There is gold, and there are a multitude of jewels. But lips of knowledge are a precious vessel.

Proverbs 31:10

Who shall find a strong woman? Far away, and from the furthest parts, is her price.

Ecclesiastes 7:11

You should not say: "What do you think is the reason that the former times were better than they are now?" For this type of question is foolish.

Matthew 16:26

For how does it benefit a man, if he gains the whole world, yet truly suffers damage to his soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Deuteronomy 30:13

Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you would excuse yourself by saying, 'Which of us is able to cross the sea, and to carry it back to us, so that we may be able to hear and to do what has been instructed?'