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10 More to be desired are they than gold,
    even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey
    and drippings of the honeycomb.(A)

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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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127 Truly I love your commandments
    more than gold, more than fine gold.(A)

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

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

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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 The law of your mouth is better to me
    than thousands of gold and silver pieces.(A)

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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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10 Take my instruction instead of silver
    and knowledge rather than choice gold,(A)
11 for wisdom is better than jewels,
    and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.(B)

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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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The True Wealth

13 Happy are those who find wisdom
    and those who get understanding,
14 for her income is better than silver
    and her revenue better than gold.(A)
15 She is more precious than jewels,
    and nothing you desire can compare with her.(B)

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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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16 How much better to get wisdom than gold!
    To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.(A)

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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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19 My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold,
    and my yield than choice silver.(A)

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

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12 I have not departed from the commandment of his lips;
    I have treasured his words in my bosom.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 23.12 Gk: Heb words more than my daily bread

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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13 My child, eat honey, for it is good,
    and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.(A)

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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 gotten for gold,
    and silver cannot be weighed out as its price.
16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
    in precious onyx or sapphire.[a]
17 Gold and glass cannot equal it,
    nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 28.16 Or lapis lazuli

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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My soul is satisfied as with a rich feast,[a]
    and my mouth praises you with joyful lips(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 63.5 Heb with fat and fatness

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 When the troops came upon the honeycomb, the honey was dripping out, but they did not put their hands to their mouths, for they feared the oath. 27 But Jonathan had not heard his father charge the troops with the oath, so he extended the staff that was in his hand and dipped the tip of it in the honeycomb and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.(A) 28 Then one of the soldiers said, “Your father strictly charged the troops with an oath, saying, ‘Cursed be anyone who eats food this day.’ And so the troops are faint.” 29 Then Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land; see how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.(B)

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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