'Compare' in the Bible

Gold and glass do not compare with it,and articles of fine gold cannot be exchanged for it.

Topaz from Cush cannot compare with it,and it cannot be valued in pure gold.

Lord my God, You have done many things—Your wonderful works and Your plans for us;none can compare with You.If I were to report and speak of them,they are more than can be told.

For who in the skies can compare with the Lord?Who among the heavenly beings is like the Lord?

For wisdom is better than jewels,and nothing desirable can compare with it.

I compare you, my darling,to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.

Who will you compare God with?What likeness will you compare Him to?

“Who will you compare Me to,or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.

“Who will you compare Me or make Me equal to?Who will you measure Me with,so that we should be like each other?

מ MemWhat can I say on your behalf?What can I compare you to, Daughter Jerusalem?What can I liken you to,so that I may console you, Virgin Daughter Zion?For your ruin is as vast as the sea.Who can heal you?

“Son of man, how does the wood of the vine, that branch among the trees of the forest, compare to any other wood?

The cedars in God’s garden could not rival it;the pine trees couldn’t compare with its branches,nor could the plane trees match its boughs.No tree in the garden of Godcould compare with it in beauty.

“Son of man, lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him:You compare yourself to a lion of the nations,but you are like a monster in the seas.You thrash about in your rivers,churn up the waters with your feet,and muddy the rivers.”

“To what should I compare this generation? It’s like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to each other:

“To what then should I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?

He said, therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like, and what can I compare it to?

Again He said, “What can I compare the kingdom of God to?

Aren’t you the Egyptian who raised a rebellion some time ago and led 4,000 Assassins into the wilderness?”

For we don’t dare classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. But in measuring themselves by themselves and comparing themselves to themselves, they lack understanding.