Proverbs
Proverbs 8:10–11
10Receive my instruction instead of silver,
and knowledge rather than pure gold.
11For wisdom is more precious than rubies,
and 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 8:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receive | קְחֽוּ־ | qə·ḥū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3947 take |
| my instruction | מוּסָרִ֥י | mū·sā·rî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H4148 discipline |
| instead of | וְאַל־ | wə·’al- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| silver | כָּ֑סֶף | kā·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| and knowledge | וְ֝דַ֗עַת | wə·ḏa·‘aṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H1847 knowledge |
| rather than pure | נִבְחָֽר׃ | niḇ·ḥār | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H977 choose |
| gold | מֵחָר֥וּץ | mê·ḥā·rūṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H2742 sharp, diligent |
Proverbs 8:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| wisdom | חָ֭כְמָה | ḥāḵ·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| is more precious | טוֹבָ֣ה | ṭō·w·ḇāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| than rubies | מִפְּנִינִ֑ים | mip·pə·nî·nîm | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural | H6443 pearl |
| and nothing | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| you desire | חֲ֝פָצִ֗ים | ḥă·p̄ā·ṣîm | Noun - masculine plural | 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 8:10 Proverbs 2:4–5 · Psalm 119:127 · Psalm 119:72 · Proverbs 3:13–15 · Proverbs 23:23 · Proverbs 10:20 · Acts 3:6 · Ecclesiastes 7:11 · Proverbs 16:16 · Psalm 119:162 · Proverbs 8:19 · 2 Corinthians 6:10
Proverbs 8:11 Proverbs 4:5–7 · Proverbs 3:14–15 · Psalm 19:10 · Psalm 119:127 · Proverbs 16:16 · Matthew 16:26 · Job 28:15–19 · Proverbs 20:15 · Philippians 3:8–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.