Proverbs 3:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
She is more 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
preciousיְקָ֣רָה
(ye·ka·rah)
3368: precious, rare, splendid, weightyfrom yaqar
than 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
jewels;(מִפְּנִינִ֑ים
(mip·pe·ni·nim;)
6443: coralsfrom the same as pinnah
And nothingוְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
you desireחֲ֝פָצֶ֗יךָ
(cha·fa·tzei·cha)
2656: delight, pleasurefrom chaphets
comparesיִֽשְׁווּ־
(yish·vu-)
7737a: to agree with, be like, resemblea prim. root
with her. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
She is more precious
yaqar  (yaw-kawr')
valuable (obj. or subj.) -- brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.
than rubies
paniyn  (paw-neen')
probably a pearl (as round) -- ruby.
and all the things thou canst desire
chephets  (khay'-fets)
pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
are not to be compared
shavah  (shaw-vaw')
to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)
unto her
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
She is more precious than jewels; And nothing you desire compares with her.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
She is more precious than jewels; nothing you desire compares with her.

International Standard Version
She is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire compares with her.

NET Bible
She is more precious than rubies, and none of the things you desire can compare with her.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For it is more valuable than precious stones and nothing is comparable to it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[Wisdom] is more precious than jewels, and all your desires cannot equal it.

King James 2000 Bible
She is more precious than rubies: and all the things you can desire are not to be compared unto her.
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