Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.

New American Standard Bible

The law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Instruction from Your lips is better for me
than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

International Standard Version

Instruction that comes from you is better for me than thousands of gold and silver coins. Yod

A Conservative Version

The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.

American Standard Version

The law of thy mouth is better unto me Than thousands of gold and silver.

Amplified


The law from Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Good for me the law of thy mouth above thousands of gold and silver.

King James 2000

The law of your mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The law of your mouth [is] better to me than thousands of gold and silver [coins].

Modern King James verseion

The Law of Your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The law of thy mouth is dearer unto me, than thousands of gold and silver.

NET Bible

The law you have revealed is more important to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.

New Heart English Bible

The Law you have spoken is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.

The Emphasized Bible

Better to me, is the law of thy mouth, than thousands of gold and silver.

Webster

The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.

World English Bible

The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. YUD

Youngs Literal Translation

Better to me is the law of Thy mouth Than thousands of gold and silver!

References

Morish

Verse Info

Context Readings

Teth

71 It is good for me to have been through trouble; so that I might come to the knowledge of your rules. 72 The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver. 73 Your hands have made me, and given me form: give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your teaching.


Cross References

Psalm 19:10

More to be desired are they than gold, even than much shining gold; sweeter than the dropping honey.

Proverbs 8:10-11

Take my teaching, and not silver; get knowledge in place of the best gold.

Proverbs 8:19

My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than silver.

Psalm 119:127

For this reason I have greater love far your teachings than for gold, even for shining gold.

Psalm 119:162

I am delighted by your saying, like a man who makes discovery of great wealth.

Psalm 119:14

I have taken as much delight in the way of your unchanging word, as in all wealth.

Psalm 119:111

I have taken your unchanging word as an eternal heritage; for it is the joy of my heart.

Proverbs 3:14-15

For trading in it is better than trading in silver, and its profit greater than bright gold.

Proverbs 16:16

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.

Matthew 13:44-46

The kingdom of heaven is like a secret store of wealth in a field, which a man came across and put back again; and in his joy he goes and gives all he has, to get that field.

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