John Gill Commentary Proverbs 8:11

"For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it." — Proverbs 8:11 (ASV)

For wisdom [is] better than rubies
A sort of precious stones: or, "than precious stones" ^F26 in general; so the Targum and Septuagint, Arabic and Syriac versions; even than all of them, as the Vulgate Latin version; or, than "pearls" ^F1 , or "carbuncles" ^F2 : there are none equal to it, nor is it to be procured by them; see (Job 28:16–19) ;

and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it ;
(See Gill on Proverbs 3:15).

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FOOTNOTES:

• F26: (Mynynpm) "gemmis", Baynus; "prae gemmis politis", Schultens.
• F1: "Margaritas", Pagninus, Montanus, Tigurine version, Mercerus, Gejerus, Michaelis; "unionibus", Cocceius.
• F2: "Carbunculis", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator.