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Psalms 19:10
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They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold. They are sweeter than honey, even honey dripping from the comb.
More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
More to be desired are they than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.
They are worth more than gold, even the purest gold. They are sweeter than honey, even the finest honey.
They are of greater value than gold, than even a great amount of pure gold; they bring greater delight than honey, than even the sweetest honey from a honeycomb.
More to be desired [are they] than gold, yes, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honey-comb.
More to be desired are they than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the extract of the honeycomb.
They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.
More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
Desirable more than gold, and a stoon myche preciouse; and swettere than hony and honycoomb.
They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.
They are worth more than the finest gold and are sweeter than honey from a honeycomb.
More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.
More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.
The fear of Adonai is clean, enduring forever. The rulings of Adonai are true, they are righteous altogether,
They are more precious than gold, yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey and the dropping of the honeycomb.
His teachings are worth more than pure gold. They are sweeter than the best honey dripping from the honeycomb.
The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever; the ordinances of the LORD are true, they are righteous altogether;
More to bee desired are they then gold, yea, then much fine gold: sweeter also then hony, and the hony combe.
The Word of the Lord is worth more than gold, even more than much fine gold. They are sweeter than honey, even honey straight from the comb.
More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey, and drippings of the honeycomb.
And more to be desired then golde, yea, then much fine golde: sweeter also then honie and the honie combe.
They are more to be coveted than gold; yea, than precious stones; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
They are more desirable than the finest gold; they are sweeter than the purest honey.
More desirable, than gold, yea than much fine gold, Sweeter, also than honey, or than droppings from the comb.
(18-11) More to be desired than gold and many precious stones: and sweeter than honey and the honeycomb.
More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
They are more to be desired then golde, yea then much fine golde: they are also sweeter then hony and the hony combe.
To be desired more than gold, and much precious stone: sweeter also than honey and the honey-comb.
They are more desirable than gold—than an abundance of pure gold;and sweeter than honeydripping from a honeycomb.
More to be desired are they than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the extract of the honeycomb.
more desirable than gold, even much fine gold; and sweeter than honey, even honey in the comb.
They are more precious than gold, even much fine gold, and sweeter than honey and drops from the honeycomb.
They are more desirable than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey, Even liquid honey of the comb.
More pleasunt are they then golde, yee then moch fyne golde: sweter then hony & the hony combe.
God's Word is better than a diamond, better than a diamond set between emeralds. You'll like it better than strawberries in spring, better than red, ripe strawberries.
They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much pure gold; Sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
More to be desired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.
They are more desirable than gold, even more than much fine gold;Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
than gold: Psalms 119:72, Psalms 119:127, Job 28:15-17, Proverbs 3:13-15, Proverbs 8:10, Proverbs 8:11, Proverbs 8:19, Proverbs 16:16
sweeter: Psalms 63:5, Psalms 119:103, Job 23:12, Proverbs 24:13
honeycomb: Heb. the dropping of honey-combs, 1 Samuel 14:26-29
Reciprocal: Job 28:13 - knoweth Psalms 119:14 - rejoiced Proverbs 2:4 - thou Proverbs 2:10 - General Proverbs 3:17 - ways of Proverbs 16:24 - an Proverbs 22:18 - it is Proverbs 24:14 - shall the Ecclesiastes 2:14 - one Song of Solomon 5:16 - mouth Jeremiah 15:16 - thy word Ezekiel 3:3 - it was 1 Corinthians 3:12 - gold Revelation 10:10 - sweet
Gill's Notes on the Bible
More to be desired [are they] than gold,.... This refers to all the truths in the word of God; to all the doctrines of the Gospel; which, by good men, are more desirable, and by them more prized and valued, than all worldly riches and treasure;
yea, than much fine gold: more than gold, and the best of gold, and a great deal of it, than thousands of gold and silver; see Psalms 119:72 Proverbs 8:10;
sweeter also than honey, and the honeycomb; or "the dropping of the honeycombs" h, which is the purest and sweetest of the honey; and what honey is to the natural taste of men, that is the Gospel, and the truths of it, to the spiritual taste of believers, Psalms 119:103; and when the presence of Christ is enjoyed, his love is shed abroad, and the blessings of his grace are partook of, the ordinances of the Gospel are very delightful, Song of Solomon 2:3; eloquence, and eloquent orators, are sometimes described by mellifluous words; or by their expressions being like honey, and sweeter than that i.
h × ×פת צ×פ×× "stillatione favorum", Vatablus, Rivetus, Cocceius; so Ainsworth. i ÏÎ¿Ï ÎºÎ±Î¹ αÏο γλÏÏÏηÏ, Homer. Iliad. 1. v. 249.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
More to be desired are they than gold - That is, his law; or, as in the preceding verse, his judgments. They are more valuable than gold; they are of such a nature that the soul should more desire to be in possession of them than to be in possession of gold, and should value them more. The psalmist here and in the following verses describes his estimate of the worth of revealed truth as he perceived it. In the previous verses he had shown its value in the abstract; he here speaks of his own feelings in regard to it, and shows that he esteems it more than he did the objects most prized and valued among men.
Yea, than much fine gold - The word used here - ×¤× paÌz - means properly that which is purified or pure, and thus becomes an epithet of gold, particularly of gold that is purified. It is rendered fine gold here, as in Psalms 119:127; Proverbs 8:19; Song of Solomon 5:11, Song of Solomon 5:15; Isaiah 13:12; Lamentations 4:2; and pure gold in Psalms 21:3. The word does not occur elsewhere. Gold is an article of principal value among men; and the object here is to show that to a pious mind the revealed truth of God is esteemed to be the most valuable of all things - a treasure above all which men can accumulate, and all which men can prize. Every truly pious heart will respond to the sentiment expressed here.
Sweeter also than honey - Honey, the sweetest of all substances, and regarded as an article of luxury, or as most grateful to the taste. It entered largely into the food of the inhabitants of Palestine, as it does now in Switzerland and in some parts of Africa. The idea is that the truth of God, as revealed, is more grateful to the heart, or affords more pleasure to the soul, than that which is esteemed as the highest luxury to the palate. The meaning is, that it is loved; it is pleasant; it is agreeable; it is not regarded merely as necessary, and admitted to the soul because it is needful, as medicine is, but it is received into the soul because it is delighted in, or is more agreeable and pleasant than the most luscious article of food is to the taste. To this, also, the heart of every one who âhas tasted the good word of Godâ will respond.
And the honeycomb - Margin, dropping of honeycombs. So the Hebrew. The allusion is to honey that drops from the combs, and therefore the most pure honey. That which is pressed from the combs will have almost inevitably a mixture of bee-bread and of the combs themselves. That which naturally flows from the comb will be pure.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 19:10. More to be desired are they than gold — This is strictly true; but who believes it? By most men gold is preferred both to God and his judgments; and they will barter every heavenly portion for gold and silver!
Sweeter also than honey — To those whose mental taste is rectified, who have a spiritual discernment.
Honey-comb. — Honey is sweet; but honey just out of the comb has a sweetness, richness and flavour, far beyond what it has after it becomes exposed to the air. Only those who have eaten of honey from the comb can feel the force of the psalmist's comparison: it is better than gold, yea, than fine gold in the greatest quantity; it is sweeter than honey, yea, than honey from the comb.
