Proverbs 8:11

New English Translation

For wisdom is better than rubies, and desirable things cannot be compared to her.

Cross References

Psalm 119:103

Your words are sweeter in my mouth than honey!

Psalm 119:127

For this reason I love your commands more than gold, even purest gold.

Psalm 119:72

The law you have revealed is more important to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. י (Yod)

Psalm 19:10

They are of greater value than gold, than even a great amount of pure gold; they bring greater delight than honey, than even the sweetest honey from a honeycomb.

Proverbs 16:16

How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.

Proverbs 20:15

There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but words of knowledge are like a precious jewel.

Proverbs 31:10

Who can find a wife of noble character? For her value is far more than rubies.

Ecclesiastes 7:11

Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing; it benefits those who see the light of day.

Matthew 16:26

For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what can a person give in exchange for his life?

Deuteronomy 30:13

And it is not across the sea, as though one must say, “Who will cross over to the other side of the sea and get it for us and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?”