Matthew 5:20 For I assure you that unless your righteousness greatly surpasses that of the Scribes and the Pharisees, you will certainly not find entrance into the Kingdom of the Heavens. (Root in WEY DBY NAS NIV)
Genesis 49:26 The blessings of thy father surpass the blessings of my ancestors, Unto the bounds of the everlasting hills: They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him that was separated from his brethren. (DBY NAS)
1 Kings 10:7 However I didn't believe the words, until I came, and my eyes had seen it. Behold, the half was not told me! Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard. (See RSV)
2 Chronicles 9:6 However I didn't believe their words, until I came, and my eyes had seen it; and behold, the half of the greatness of your wisdom was not told me: you exceed the fame that I heard. (See NAS RSV)
Proverbs 31:29 Unnumbered women have done well, but you are better than all of them. (See RSV NIV)
Jeremiah 5:28 They are become fat, they shine, yea, they surpass in deeds of wickedness; they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, and they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not adjudge. (DBY WBS)
Ezekiel 15:2 Son of man, what is the vine tree more than any tree, the vine-branch which is among the trees of the forest? (See RSV)
Ezekiel 32:19 Whom dost thou surpass in beauty? Go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised. (DBY NAS RSV)