20 For my memory is sweeter than honey, and my inheritance than the honeycomb. (WEB)
Sirach 24:20
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Psalms 119:102–104
102 I have not departed from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have taught me. 103 How sweet are Your words to my taste— sweeter than honey in my mouth! 104 I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.
Psalms 19:9–11
9 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous. 10 They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. 11 By them indeed Your servant is warned;…
Proverbs 24:12–14
12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds? 13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your taste.
Psalms 119:71–73
71 It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes. 72 The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. 73 Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.
Proverbs 16:23–25
23 The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips. 24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. 25 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
Proverbs 3:13–15
13 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding, 14 for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold. 15 She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
Psalms 119:126–128
126 It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law. 127 Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold. 128 Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
Proverbs 8:18–20
18 With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and righteousness. 19 My fruit is better than gold, pure gold, and my harvest surpasses choice silver. 20 I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
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