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Proverbs 3:15

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She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
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  1. Proverbs 8:11Rank 1 from verse 15
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    11For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

  2. Job 28:18Rank 2 from verse 15
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    18No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.

  3. Proverbs 31:10Rank 3 from verse 15
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    10¶ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

  4. Psalms 73:25–26Rank 4 from verse 15
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    25Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.

    26My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

  5. Romans 8:18Rank 5 from verse 15
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    18For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

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Proverbs 3:15

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

desire

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Sense 1: A wish, longing, request, pleasure, or thing wished for. Sense 2: To wish for, long for, request, or take pleasure in.

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compared

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of compare, meaning to examine together, liken, or set one thing beside another to show likeness or difference.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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14For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

15She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

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16Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.

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