Psalm 19:10
“More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 19Meaning
God’s instruction is more desirable than gold and sweeter than honey; the comparison reorders value without condemning responsible material provision or turning Bible reading into a guarantee of wealth.
Read carefully
God’s instruction is more desirable than gold and sweeter than honey; the comparison reorders value without condemning responsible material provision or turning Bible reading into a guarantee of wealth. Keep the verse inside its literary unit.
Reflection
Read this verse within Psalm 19’s movement from creation’s witness to the LORD’s instruction and finally to self-examination and prayer. Receive its wisdom without turning poetic language into scientific proof, legalism, spiritual superiority, or a promise of moral perfection.