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10 They are more desirable than gold,
    even the finest gold.
They are sweeter than honey,
    even honey dripping from the comb.

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10 They are more precious than gold,(A)
    than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey,(B)
    than honey from the honeycomb.(C)

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13 Joyful is the person who finds wisdom,
    the one who gains understanding.
14 For wisdom is more profitable than silver,
    and her wages are better than gold.
15 Wisdom is more precious than rubies;
    nothing you desire can compare with her.

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13 Blessed are those who find wisdom,
    those who gain understanding,
14 for she is more profitable than silver
    and yields better returns than gold.(A)
15 She is more precious than rubies;(B)
    nothing you desire can compare with her.(C)

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103 How sweet your words taste to me;
    they are sweeter than honey.

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103 How sweet are your words to my taste,
    sweeter than honey(A) to my mouth!(B)

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72 Your instructions are more valuable to me
    than millions in gold and silver.

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72 The law from your mouth is more precious to me
    than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.(A)

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127 Truly, I love your commands
    more than gold, even the finest gold.

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127 Because I love your commands(A)
    more than gold,(B) more than pure gold,(C)

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16 How much better to get wisdom than gold,
    and good judgment than silver!

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16 How much better to get wisdom than gold,
    to get insight(A) rather than silver!(B)

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12 I have not departed from his commands,
    but have treasured his words more than daily food.

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12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips;(A)
    I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.(B)

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19 My gifts are better than gold, even the purest gold,
    my wages better than sterling silver!

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19 My fruit is better than fine gold;(A)
    what I yield surpasses choice silver.(B)

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10 Choose my instruction rather than silver,
    and knowledge rather than pure gold.
11 For wisdom is far more valuable than rubies.
    Nothing you desire can compare with it.

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10 Choose my instruction instead of silver,
    knowledge rather than choice gold,(A)
11 for wisdom is more precious(B) than rubies,
    and nothing you desire can compare with her.(C)

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13 My child,[a] eat honey, for it is good,
    and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste.

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Footnotes

  1. 24:13 Hebrew My son; also in 24:21.

Saying 26

13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good;
    honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.

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15 It cannot be bought with gold.
    It cannot be purchased with silver.
16 It’s worth more than all the gold of Ophir,
    greater than precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
17 Wisdom is more valuable than gold and crystal.
    It cannot be purchased with jewels mounted in fine gold.

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15 It cannot be bought with the finest gold,
    nor can its price be weighed out in silver.(A)
16 It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir,(B)
    with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.(C)
17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it,(D)
    nor can it be had for jewels of gold.(E)

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You satisfy me more than the richest feast.
    I will praise you with songs of joy.

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I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;(A)
    with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

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26 They didn’t dare touch the honey because they all feared the oath they had taken.

27 But Jonathan had not heard his father’s command, and he dipped the end of his stick into a piece of honeycomb and ate the honey. After he had eaten it, he felt refreshed.[a] 28 But one of the men saw him and said, “Your father made the army take a strict oath that anyone who eats food today will be cursed. That is why everyone is weary and faint.”

29 “My father has made trouble for us all!” Jonathan exclaimed. “A command like that only hurts us. See how refreshed I am now that I have eaten this little bit of honey.

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Footnotes

  1. 14:27 Or his eyes brightened; similarly in 14:29.

26 When they went into the woods, they saw the honey oozing out; yet no one put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath. 27 But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath, so he reached out the end of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it into the honeycomb.(A) He raised his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.[a] 28 Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the army under a strict oath, saying, ‘Cursed be anyone who eats food today!’ That is why the men are faint.”

29 Jonathan said, “My father has made trouble(B) for the country. See how my eyes brightened when I tasted a little of this honey.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 14:27 Or his strength was renewed; similarly in verse 29