Proverbs 8:11
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.”Proverbs 8:11
What Does Proverbs 8:11 Mean?
Proverbs 8:11 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 8, verse 11 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Wisdom.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 8:11 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 119:103“How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!”Proverbs 31:10“Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.”Proverbs 3:14“For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.”Proverbs 4:5“Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.”Psalms 19:10“More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.”Psalms 119:127“Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.”Proverbs 3:15“She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.”Proverbs 16:16“How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!”Job 28:15“It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.”Proverbs 20:15“There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.”Matthew 16:26“For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”Philippians 3:8“Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,”Exodus 28:17“And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.”Job 28:13“Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.”Deuteronomy 30:13“Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it?”Job 28:18“No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.”
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