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}

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:

Happy {is} the man {that} findeth wisdom, and the man {that} getteth understanding. {that getteth...: Heb. that draweth out understanding}

For wisdom {is} better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

How much better {is it} to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

The law of thy mouth {is} better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.

Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

The law of the LORD {is} perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD {is} sure, making wise the simple. {law: or, doctrine} {converting: or, restoring}

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

Buy the truth, and sell {it} not; {also} wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.

Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

The law of thy mouth {is} better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.

For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

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}

I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as {much as} in all riches.

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

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

For wisdom {is} better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

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}

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

How much better {is it} to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as {for} hid treasures;

Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments: {true...: Heb. laws of truth}

But we know that the law {is} good, if a man use it lawfully;

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.

Wherefore the law {is} holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

They stand fast for ever and ever, {and are} done in truth and uprightness. {stand...: Heb. are established}

And what nation {is there so} great, that hath statutes and judgments {so} righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.

But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep {it}, and bring forth fruit with patience.

If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that {it is} good.

But if the ministration of death, written {and} engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which {glory} was to be done away: