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

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

Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.

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

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

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}

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

My fruit {is} better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.

It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed {for} the price thereof. {It...: Heb. Fine gold shall not be given for it}

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

My soul shall be satisfied as {with} marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise {thee} with joyful lips: {marrow: Heb. fatness}

And 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.

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}

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

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

Pleasant words {are as} an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

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

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.

Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.

Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.

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.

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

When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

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}

Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.

The wise man's eyes {are} in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.

Thy lips, O {my} spouse, drop {as} the honeycomb: honey and milk {are} under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments {is} like the smell of Lebanon.

His mouth {is} most sweet: yea, he {is} altogether lovely. This {is} my beloved, and this {is} my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. {mouth: Heb. palate}

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