Proverbs

Proverbs 3:13–15

¹³Blessed is the man who finds wisdom,

the man who acquires understanding,

¹⁴for she is more profitable than silver,

and her gain is better than fine gold.

¹⁵She is more precious than rubies;

nothing you desire compares with her.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Blessed	אַשְׁרֵ֣י	’aš·rê	Interjection	H835 happiness, blessedness
the man	אָ֭דָם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
who finds	מָצָ֣א	mā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
wisdom	חָכְמָ֑ה	ḥāḵ·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
the man	וְ֝אָדָ֗ם	wə·’ā·ḏām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
who acquires	יָפִ֥יק	yā·p̄îq	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6329 bring out, furnish, promote
understanding	תְּבוּנָֽה׃	tə·ḇū·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8394 intelligence, argument, caprice

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
she is more	ט֣וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
profitable	סַ֭חְרָהּ	saḥ·rāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H5504 traffic, gain
than silver	כָּ֑סֶף	kā·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
and her gain	תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃	tə·ḇū·’ā·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H8393 product, revenue
than fine gold	וּ֝מֵחָר֗וּץ	ū·mê·ḥā·rūṣ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H2742 sharp, diligent

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
She	הִ֭יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
is more precious	יְקָ֣רָה	yə·qā·rāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H3368 precious, rare, splendid, weighty
than rubies	מִפְּנִיִּים	mip·pə·nī·yīm	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural	H6443 pearl
nothing	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
you desire	חֲ֝פָצֶ֗יךָ	ḥă·p̄ā·ṣe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H2656 delight, pleasure
compares	יִֽשְׁווּ־	yiš·wū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7737 be even, smooth
with her	בָֽהּ׃	ḇāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 3:13 Proverbs 8:32–35 · Proverbs 4:5–9 · Ecclesiastes 9:15–18

Proverbs 3:14 Proverbs 8:10–11 · Proverbs 16:16 · Proverbs 8:19 · Job 28:13–19 · Revelation 3:18 · 2 Chronicles 1:11–12 · Psalm 119:162 · Matthew 16:26 · Proverbs 2:4 · Psalm 119:111 · Psalm 119:72

Proverbs 3:15 Proverbs 8:11 · Psalm 73:25–26 · Proverbs 31:10 · Romans 8:18 · Job 28:18 · Proverbs 20:15 · Psalm 63:3 · Matthew 13:44–46

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.