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Psalms 19:10

WEB

10They are more to be desired than gold, yes, than much fine gold, sweeter also than honey and the extract of the honeycomb.

KJV

10More to be desired[+] are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

BSB

10They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.

FBV

10They[+] are more to be valued than gold, even the finest gold; they are sweeter than honey, even the purest honey coming straight from the honeycomb.

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Extra References

Psalms 119:72

72The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. YODH

Psalms 119:103

103How sweet are your promises to my taste, more than honey to my mouth!

Proverbs 3:13-15

13Happy is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding. 14For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold. 15She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.

Psalms 119:127

127Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, more than pure gold.

Proverbs 16:16

16How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

Job 23:12

12I haven’t gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

Proverbs 8:10-11

10Receive my instruction rather than silver, knowledge rather than choice gold. 11For wisdom is better than rubies. All the things that may be desired can’t be compared to it.

Proverbs 8:19

19My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold, my yield than choice silver.

Job 28:15-17

15It can’t be gotten for gold, neither will silver be weighed for its price. 16It can’t be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.17[+] Gold and glass can’t equal it, neither will it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

Proverbs 24:13

13My son, eat honey, for it is good, the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste;