Psalm 19:10
New King James Version
10 More to be desired are they than (A)gold,
Yea, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the [a]honeycomb.
Footnotes
- Psalm 19:10 honey in the combs
Proverbs 3:13-15
New King James Version
13 (A)Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding;
14 (B)For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver,
And her gain than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies,
And (C)all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.
Psalm 119:103
New King James Version
103 (A)How sweet are Your words to my taste,
Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Psalm 119:72
New King James Version
72 (A)The law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of coins of gold and silver.
Psalm 119:127
New King James Version
127 (A)Therefore I love Your commandments
More than gold, yes, than fine gold!
Proverbs 16:16
New King James Version
16 (A)How much better to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
Job 23:12
New King James Version
12 I have not departed from the (A)commandment of His lips;
(B)I have treasured the words of His mouth
More than my [a]necessary food.
Footnotes
- Job 23:12 Lit. appointed portion
Proverbs 8:19
New King James Version
19 My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold,
And my revenue than choice silver.
Proverbs 8:10-11
New King James Version
10 Receive my instruction, and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choice gold;
11 (A)For wisdom is better than rubies,
And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.
Proverbs 24:13
New King James Version
13 My son, (A)eat honey because it is good,
And the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste;
Job 28:15-17
New King James Version
15 It (A)cannot be purchased for gold,
Nor can silver be weighed for its price.
16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
In precious onyx or sapphire.
17 Neither (B)gold nor crystal can equal it,
Nor can it be exchanged for [a]jewelry of fine gold.
Footnotes
- Job 28:17 vessels
Psalm 63:5
New King James Version
5 My soul shall be satisfied as with [a]marrow and [b]fatness,
And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.
Footnotes
- Psalm 63:5 Lit. fat
- Psalm 63:5 Abundance
1 Samuel 14:26-29
New King James Version
26 And when the people had come into the woods, there was the honey, dripping; but no one put his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath. 27 But Jonathan had not heard his father charge the people with the oath; therefore he stretched out the end of the rod that was in his hand and dipped it in a honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his [a]countenance brightened. 28 Then one of the people said, “Your father strictly charged the people with an oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food this day.’ ” And the people were faint.
29 But Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land. Look now, how my countenance has brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
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- 1 Samuel 14:27 Lit. eyes
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