Proverbs 8:19
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. | My fruit is better than gold, pure gold, and my harvest surpasses choice silver. | My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; And my revenue than choice silver. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [is] good | ט֣וֹב | Tov | H2896A | fineטָב (tav) good Aramaic of tov (טוֹב "pleasant" H2896A) |
| fruit my | פִּ֭רְיִי | PIR-yi | H6529 | fruitפְּרִי (pe.ri) 1) fruit 1a) fruit, produce (of the ground) 1b) fruit, offspring, children, progeny (of the womb) 1c) fruit (of actions) (fig.) |
| more than gold | מֵחָר֣וּץ | me-cha-RUTZ | H2742D | goldחָרוּץ (cha.ruts) gold (poetical) |
| and more than pure gold | וּמִפָּ֑ז | u-mi-PAZ | H6337 | pure goldפַּז (paz) refined or pure gold |
| and gain my | וּ֝תְבוּאָתִ֗י | u-te-vu-'a-TI | H8393 | produceתְּבוּאָה (te.vu.ah) 1) produce, product, revenue 1a) product, yield, crops (of the earth usually) 1b) income, revenue 1c) gain (of wisdom) (fig) 1d) product of lips (fig) |
| more than silver | מִכֶּ֥סֶף | mi-KE-sef | H3701G | silver: moneyכֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) : money/payment/silver 1) silver, money 1a) silver 1a1) as metal 1a2) as ornament 1a3) as colour 1b) money, shekels, talents |
| chosen | נִבְחָֽר׃ | niv-CHAR | H0977 | to chooseבָּחַר (ba.char) 1) to choose, elect, decide for 1a) (Qal) to choose 1b) (Niphal) to be chosen 1c) (Pual) to be chosen, selected |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.