PRO 3:15 Parallel Verse View

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3:15 Variant note: מ/פניים: (x-qere) ’מִ/פְּנִינִ֑ים’: lemma_m/6443 n_1 morph_HR/Ncbpa id_20w1U מִ/פְּנִינִ֑ים

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Τιμιωτέρα δέ ἐστι λίθων πολυτελῶν, οὐκ ἀντιτάξεται αὐτῇ οὐδὲν πονηρόν· εὔγνωστός ἐστι πᾶσι τοῖς ἐγγίζουσιν αὐτῇ, πᾶν δὲ τίμιον οὐκ ἄξιον αὐτῆς ἐστι.
(Timiōtera de esti lithōn polutelōn, ouk antitaxetai autaʸ ouden ponaʸron; eugnōstos esti pasi tois engizousin autaʸ, pan de timion ouk axion autaʸs esti. )

BrTr And she is more valuable than precious stones: no evil thing shall resist her: she is well known to all that approach her, and no precious thing is equal to her in value.

ULT She is more precious than corals,
⇔ and all your desired things do not compare with her.

UST Being wise is more valuable than precious jewels.
⇔ There is nothing you desire that is worth as much as being wise.

BSB She is more precious than rubies;
⇔ nothing you desire compares with her.

OEB More precious is she than corals,
⇔ and with her can no treasures compare.

WEBBE She is more precious than rubies.
⇔ None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET She is more precious than rubies,
⇔ and none of the things you desire can compare with her.

LSV She [is] precious above rubies,
And all your pleasures are not comparable to her.

FBV She is more valuable than rubies—everything you could ever want just doesn't compare!

T4T Being wise is more precious than ◄jewels/precious stones►;
⇔ there is nothing that you could desire that would be as valuable as wisdom.

LEB • and all your desires shall not compare with her.

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

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JPS She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

ASV She is more precious than rubies:
⇔ And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.

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

YLT Precious she [is] above rubies, And all thy pleasures are not comparable to her.

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

RV She is more precious than rubies: and none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.

Wbstr She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared to her.

KJB-1769 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
(She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou/you canst desire are not to be compared unto her. )

KJB-1611 She is more precious then Rubies: and all the things thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her.
(She is more precious then Rubies: and all the things thou/you canst desire, are not to be compared unto her.)

Bshps She is more worth then pretious stones: and all the thinges that thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her.
(She is more worth then pretious stones: and all the things that thou/you canst desire, are not to be compared unto her.)

Gnva It is more precious then pearles: and all things that thou canst desire, are not to be compared vnto her.
(It is more precious then pearles: and all things that thou/you canst desire, are not to be compared unto her. )

Cvdl Wy?dome is more worth the precious stones, & all ye thinges yt thou canst desyre, are not to be compared vnto her.
(Wy?dome is more worth the precious stones, and all ye/you_all things it thou/you canst desyre, are not to be compared unto her.)

Wycl It is preciousere than alle richessis; and alle thingis that ben desirid, moun not be comparisound to this.
(It is preciousre than all richessis; and all things that been desirid, moun not be comparisound to this.)

Luth Sie ist edler denn Perlen; und alles, was du wünschen magst, ist ihr nicht zu gleichen.
(They/She is edler because Perlen; and all/everything, what/which you wünschen magst, is you/their/her not to gleichen.)

ClVg Pretiosior est cunctis opibus, et omnia quæ desiderantur huic non valent comparari.
(Pretiosior it_is cunctis opibus, and everything which desiderantur huic not/no valent comparari. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

הִ֭יא & בָֽ⁠הּ

she/it & in/on/at/with,her

In 3:15–18 Solomon speaks of wisdom as if it were a woman. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. See the discussion of this in the General Notes for this chapter. Alternate translation: “It … with it”

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

יְקָ֣רָה & מִפְּנִינִ֑ים

precious & (Some words not found in UHB: precious she/it more_~_than,jewels and=all desire,you not compare in/on/at/with,her )

The word translated corals could also refer to precious stones called “rubies.” Either word refers to an item that is extremely valuable. If your readers would not be familiar with corals or rubies, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “is more precious than valuable stones” or “is more precious than something that is extremely valuable”

Parallel PRO 3:15