Proverbs
Proverbs 3:14–15
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
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Proverbs 3:14
| 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 |
Proverbs 3:15
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.