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Psalm 19

Psa. 19:10 KJV (With Strong’s)

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More to be desired
chamad (Hebrew #2530)
to delight in
KJV usage: beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, (X great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing).
Pronounce: khaw-mad'
Origin: a primitive root
are they than gold
zahab (Hebrew #2091)
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
KJV usage: gold(-en), fair weather.
Pronounce: zaw-hawb'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to shimmer
, yea, than much
rab (Hebrew #7227)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
KJV usage: (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), ((ship-))master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
Pronounce: rab
Origin: by contracted from 7231
fine gold
paz (Hebrew #6337)
pure (gold); hence, gold itself (as refined)
KJV usage: fine (pure) gold.
Pronounce: pawz
Origin: from 6338
: sweeter
mathowq (Hebrew #4966)
from 4985; sweet
KJV usage: sweet(-er, -ness).
Pronounce: maw-thoke'
Origin: or mathuwq {maw-thook'}
also than honey
dbash (Hebrew #1706)
honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup
KJV usage: honey((-comb)).
Pronounce: deb-ash'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be gummy
and πthe honeycomb
tsuwph (Hebrew #6688)
comb of honey (from dripping)
KJV usage: honeycomb.
Pronounce: tsoof
Origin: from 6687
nopheth (Hebrew #5317)
a dripping i.e. of honey (from the comb)
KJV usage: honeycomb.
Pronounce: no'-feth
Origin: from 5130 in the sense of shaking to pieces
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the dropping of honeycombs.

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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than gold.
Psa. 119:72,127• 72The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
 127Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold. (Psa. 119:72,127)
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Job 28:15‑17• 15It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
 16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
 17The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. (Job 28:15‑17)
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Prov. 3:13‑15• 13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
 14For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
 15She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. (Prov. 3:13‑15)
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Prov. 8:10‑11,19• 10Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
 11For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
 19My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. (Prov. 8:10‑11,19)
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Prov. 16:16• 16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! (Prov. 16:16)
sweeter.
Psa. 63:5• 5My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: (Psa. 63:5)
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Psa. 119:103• 103How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! (Psa. 119:103)
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Job 23:12• 12Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. (Job 23:12)
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Prov. 24:13• 13My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: (Prov. 24:13)
honeycomb.
Heb. the dropping of honey-combs.
1 Sam. 14:26‑29• 26And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath.
 27But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.
 28Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint.
 29Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey. (1 Sam. 14:26‑29)
• But they are not only this, but as gold and the honeycomb to the faithful.; they are the expressions of God's mind, and that is infinitely precious and sweet to the saint. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 18-21” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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They are more precious than gold, yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey and the dropping of the honeycomb.