Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts. {I am...: Heb. thy name is called upon me}

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary {food}. {esteemed: Heb. hid, or, laid up} {my...: or, my appointed portion}

My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh {and} intermeddleth with all wisdom. {Through...: or, He that separateth himself seeketh according to his desire, and intermeddleth in every business}

My son, eat thou honey, because {it is} good; and the honeycomb, {which is} sweet to thy taste: {to...: Heb. upon thy palate}

More to be desired {are they} than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. {the honeycomb: Heb. the dropping of honeycombs}

I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.

Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they {are} the rejoicing of my heart.

Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but {that which is} in the midst of fools is made known.

How sweet are thy words unto my taste! {yea, sweeter} than honey to my mouth! {taste: Heb. palate}

MEM. O how love I thy law! it {is} my meditation all the day.

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

MEM. O how love I thy law! it {is} my meditation all the day.

Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof {is} brutish.

Her ways {are} ways of pleasantness, and all her paths {are} peace.

So {shall} the knowledge of wisdom {be} unto thy soul: when thou hast found {it}, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

An hypocrite with {his} mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

The fear of the LORD {is} a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

For {it is} a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. {within...: Heb. in thy belly}

And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat {it}; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.

Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept {me from} the paths of the destroyer.

I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.

Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, {and} cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.

And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.

To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. {discretion: or, advisement}

But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what {is} with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;