No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; the price of wisdom is above pearls.
Proverbs 31:10 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) A good wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A capable, intelligent, and virtuous woman–who is he who can find her? She is far more precious than jewels and her value is far above rubies or pearls. [Prov. 12:4; 18:22; 19:14.] American Standard Version (1901) A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies. Common English Bible A competent wife, how does one find her? Her value is far above pearls. Catholic Public Domain Version Who shall find a strong woman? Far away, and from the furthest parts, is her price. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who shall find a valiant woman? far and from the uttermost coasts is the price of her. |
No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; the price of wisdom is above pearls.
A good wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
There is gold, and abundance of costly stones; but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her.
for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.
which my mind has sought repeatedly, but I have not found. One man among a thousand I found, but a woman among all these I have not found.
And now, my daughter, do not fear, I will do for you all that you ask, for all my fellow townsmen know that you are a woman of worth.
Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. The woman was of good understanding and beautiful, but the man was churlish and ill-behaved; he was a Calebite.