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Proverbs 8:11

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Proverbs 8:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.
Proverbs 8:11 — American Standard Version

Context — Proverbs 8

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
9They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that find knowledge.
10Receive my instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than choice gold.
11For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.
12I wisdom have made prudence my dwelling, And find out knowledge [and] discretion.
13The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.
14Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge: I am understanding; I have might.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For wisdom [is] better than rubies, etc.] A sort of precious stones: or, “than precious stones”f216 in general; so the Targum and Septuagint, Arabic and Syriac versions; even than all of them, as the Vulgate Latin version; or, than “pearls”f217, or “carbuncles”f218: there are none equal to it, nor is it to be procured by them; see (<182816>Job 28:16-19); and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it; (see Gill on “<200315>Proverbs 3:15”).”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“(Compare Pro 3:14-15).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“wisdom: Pro 3:14, Pro 4:5-7, Pro 16:16, Pro 20:15; Job 28:15-19; Psa 19:10, Psa 119:127; Mat 16:26; Phi 3:8, Phi 3:9 Proverbs 8:12”
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