They are more desirable than gold, even much fine gold, and sweeter than honey, even drops from the honeycomb.
and I have not departed from the command of His lips; I treasured the words of His mouth more than my portion.
How sweet are Your words to my palate! More than honey to my mouth!
Therefore, I have loved Your commands, more than gold, even fine gold.
The Law of Your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.
My soul shall be satisfied, as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips,
How much better to obtain wisdom than gold! And to obtain understanding is to be chosen above silver.
My son, eat honey because it is good, yea, the honeycomb is sweet on your palate;
My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and My increase is better than the best silver.
And I took the little scroll out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up. And it was sweet like honey in my mouth; and when I ate it, my belly was made bitter.