Psalm 19:10
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10 More to be desired are they than (A)gold,
even much (B)fine gold;
(C)sweeter also than honey
and drippings of (D)the honeycomb.
Psalm 119:103
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103 How (A)sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Proverbs 3:13-15
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Blessed Is the One Who Finds Wisdom
13 (A)Blessed is the one who finds wisdom,
and the one who gets understanding,
14 (B)for the gain from her is better than gain from silver
and her profit better than (C)gold.
15 She is more precious than (D)jewels,
and (E)nothing you desire can compare with her.
Psalm 119:127
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127 Therefore I (A)love your commandments
above gold, above fine gold.
Psalm 119:72
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72 (A)The law of your mouth is better to me
than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
Proverbs 8:10-11
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10 (A)Take my instruction instead of silver,
and knowledge rather than choice gold,
11 (B)for wisdom is better than jewels,
and (C)all that you may desire cannot compare with her.
Job 23:12
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12 I have not departed from the commandment of his lips;
I have (A)treasured the words of his mouth more than my (B)portion of food.
Proverbs 16:16
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16 (A)How much better to get wisdom than (B)gold!
To get understanding is to be chosen rather than (C)silver.
Proverbs 8:19
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Proverbs 24:13
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13 My son, (A)eat honey, for it is good,
and (B)the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
Job 28:15-17
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Psalm 63:5
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5 My soul will be (A)satisfied as with fat and rich food,
and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,
1 Samuel 14:26-29
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26 And when the people entered the forest, behold, the honey was dropping, 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, (A)so he put out the tip of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it in the honeycomb and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes became bright. 28 Then one of the people said, “Your father strictly charged the people with an oath, saying, ‘Cursed be the man who eats food this day.’” And the people were (B)faint. 29 Then Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land. See how my eyes have become bright because I tasted a little of this honey.
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