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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
כי-טובה חכמה מפנינים וכל-חפצים לא ישוו-בה
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
ky-tvbh KHkmh mpnynym vkl-KHpTSym lA ySHvv-bh

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
melior est enim sapientia cunctis pretiosissimis et omne desiderabile ei non potest conparari

King James Variants
American King James Version   
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
Authorized (King James) Version   
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
New King James Version   
For wisdom is better than rubies, And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.
21st Century King James Version   
for wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
“Because wisdom is better than refined gold and better than precious stones, and nothing compares to it.”
Darby Bible Translation   
for wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are not equal to it.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
11For wisdom is better than all the most precious things: and whatsoever may be desired cannot be compared to
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto her.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.
God's Word   
because wisdom is better than jewels. Nothing you desire can equal it.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
For wisdom is better than jewels, and nothing desirable can compare with it.
International Standard Version   
because wisdom is better than precious gems and nothing you desire can compare to it."
NET Bible   
For wisdom is better than rubies, and desirable things cannot be compared to her.
New American Standard Bible   
"For wisdom is better than jewels; And all desirable things cannot compare with her.
New International Version   
for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.
New Living Translation   
For wisdom is far more valuable than rubies. Nothing you desire can compare with it.
Webster's Bible Translation   
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
The World English Bible   
For wisdom is better than rubies. All the things that may be desired can't be compared to it.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Wisdom is more valuable than jewels. Nothing that you might ever want is equal to it.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
For better [is] wisdom than rubies, Yea, all delights are not comparable with it.
New Life Version   
For wisdom is better than stones of great worth. All that you may desire cannot compare with her.
The Voice Bible   
You see, no gem is more precious than Lady Wisdom— your most extravagant desire doesn’t come close to her.
Living Bible   
For the value of wisdom is far above rubies; nothing can be compared with it.
New Catholic Bible   
For Wisdom is better than pearls, and no object of desire can compare with her.
Legacy Standard Bible   
For wisdom is better than pearls; And all desirable things cannot compare with her.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
For wisdom is better than precious stones; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
Christian Standard Bible   
For wisdom is better than jewels, and nothing desirable can equal it.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
For skillful and godly Wisdom is better than rubies or pearls, and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
New Century Version   
Wisdom is more precious than rubies. Nothing you could want is equal to it.
The Message   
Do you hear Lady Wisdom calling? Can you hear Madame Insight raising her voice? She’s taken her stand at First and Main, at the busiest intersection. Right in the city square where the traffic is thickest, she shouts, “You—I’m talking to all of you, everyone out here on the streets! Listen, you idiots—learn good sense! You blockheads—shape up! Don’t miss a word of this—I’m telling you how to live well, I’m telling you how to live at your best. My mouth chews and savors and relishes truth— I can’t stand the taste of evil! You’ll only hear true and right words from my mouth; not one syllable will be twisted or skewed. You’ll recognize this as true—you with open minds; truth-ready minds will see it at once. Prefer my life-disciplines over chasing after money, and God-knowledge over a lucrative career. For Wisdom is better than all the trappings of wealth; nothing you could wish for holds a candle to her.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
because Wisdom is better than gems, and anything you may desire cannot equal her.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.
Good News Translation®   
“I am Wisdom, I am better than jewels; nothing you want can compare with me.
Wycliffe Bible   
For wisdom is better than all riches most precious (For wisdom is better than all of the most precious riches); and all desirable thing may not be comparisoned thereto.
Contemporary English Version   
Wisdom is worth much more than precious jewels or anything else you desire.”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Wisdom is better than pearls; nothing is more delightful than she.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
“For wisdom is better than rubies; And all desirable things cannot compare with her.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
[For Wisdom is better than corals, and no treasures can compare with her.]
New American Standard Bible   
For wisdom is better than jewels; And all desirable things cannot compare with her.
The Expanded Bible   
Wisdom is more precious than ·rubies [or pearls]. Nothing ·you could want is equal to [is more delightful than] it.
Tree of Life Version   
For wisdom is better than jewels, nothing you desire compares with her.
Revised Standard Version   
for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.
New International Reader's Version   
Wisdom is worth more than rubies. Nothing you want can compare with her.
BRG Bible   
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
Complete Jewish Bible   
For wisdom is better than pearls; nothing you want can compare with her.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
for wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
For chochmah is tovah (better, more precious) than pearls; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
Names of God Bible   
because wisdom is better than jewels. Nothing you desire can equal it.
Modern English Version   
for wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Wisdom is better than pearls, and nothing you desire compares with her.
International Children’s Bible   
Wisdom is more precious than rubies. Nothing you want is equal to it.
Lexham English Bible   
For wisdom is better than jewels, and all desires shall not compare with her.
New International Version - UK   
for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.