Proverbs 3:15

“She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Proverbs 3:15

She is more precious then Rubies: and all the things thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Proverbs chapter 3

She is more precious than jewels; And nothing you desire compares with her.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.
- American Standard Version (1901)

She is of more value than jewels, and nothing for which you may have a desire is fair in comparison with her.
- Basic English Bible

She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not equal unto her.
- Darby Bible

She is more precious than all riches : and all the things that are desired, are not to be compared with her.
- Douay Rheims Bible

She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared to her.
- Webster's Bible

She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.
- World English Bible

Precious she [is] above rubies, And all thy pleasures are not comparable to her.
- Youngs Literal Bible

She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Donna Band's comment on 2020-08-20 12:38:26:

Thank you Michael

Why is wisdom referred as a woman's comment on 2020-08-19 13:39:43:

1:20-21; 2:2-4; 3:14-18; 4:7-8; 8:1-36 and 9:1-12. Each time wisdom speaks. The first time wisdom speaks is in Proverbs 1:20-21.

Wisdom shouts in the street,

She lifts her voice in the square;

At the head of the noisy streets she cries out;

At the entrance of the gates in the city she utters her sayings: Proverbs 1:20-21 (NASB)

The Hebrew word for wisdom is hakmot and this noun is a feminine plural. A literal reading would seem to be "Wisdom shouts in the street," except that the second line is in the singular - "she lifts her voice." F. C. Cook writes,

In the Hebrew the noun is a feminine plural . . . as though this Wisdom were the queen of all wisdoms, uniting in herself all their excellences.[1]

That is, since Proverbs 2:6 says that God gives wisdom, the wisdom in Proverbs is the queen of all wisdoms. There is no greater wisdom.

For the LORD gives wisdom;

From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;

He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;

He is a shield to those who walk uprightly . . . Proverbs 2:6-7 (NKJV)

Why Is Wisdom A Woman?

Why did Proverbs personify wisdom as a woman? The answer is we do not know because Scripture never tells us. However, many have speculated why wisdom is personified as a woman by suggesting different ideas, but we are never told. The explanations are merely speculation. It is wrong to state that Proverbs is written from a father to his son and then suggest that wisdom is personified as feminine in order to make wisdom appear attractive to the son when Proverbs 5:15-20 warns men to avoid prostitutes. Such a conclusion is contrary to the teaching of Scripture.

Others suggest that wisdom is feminine because the Hebrew word is assigned the feminine gender. But this conclusion is wrong since the grammatical structure clearly refers to a female such as in Proverbs 3:13-15 and 9:1.

Google this question. Mishael

Michael Joseph Merritt's comment on 2020-08-19 09:12:20:

I do not have a complete answer on your question of Why is wisdom a she. However, here are some things I learned, that are facts. In the judgment upon Adam and Eve, in Genesis chapter three, because Adam was the husband, he makes the final decision with the input of his wife. Adam chose against Jesus, and chose sin and death. Adam could of stopped the fall of man by saying no to Eve. It was the man's failure. 2. The son of Jehovah, Jesus, was born of The Holy Ghost in an immaculate conception and the seed of a Woman, Mary. The man, and his seed was not selected, but the seed of a woman. 3. In Jesus' resurrection he appears first to the women, and not to the Apostles. I learned that the faith of the women was greater than the Apostles, and the Apostles struggled to believe Jesus' prophecy about himself, and failed to believe the women. The women were of a stronger faith, and believed Jesus' teachings more than the Apostles. 4. In the beginning, the male and female were made in the image of God Genesis 1:27. Thus, the female is equal to the male, in her soul. 5. A woman's special role of bearing children and being a Mother provides her insight into her Creator Jesus, that the men shall never have. The Song of the Woman's soul sings her love song to her baby in the womb for the entire gestation, and creates a love bond between mother and child, that the father does not have.

Donna's comment on 2020-08-19 08:22:25:

Why is wisdom a she?

Aeb.'s comment on 2014-03-05 17:37:35:

Who is she in that verse

Yvonne's comment on 2011-06-27 16:04:42:

She in this verse is Wisdom

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