Psalms 19:11

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַֽנֶּחֱמָדִ֗ים מִ֭זָּהָב וּמִפַּ֣ז רָ֑ב וּמְתוּקִ֥ים מִ֝דְּבַ֗שׁ וְנֹ֣פֶת צוּפִֽים׃

Transliteration

The-neḥĕmādîm from-zāhāḇ and-from-paz much and-mətûqîm from-dəḇaš and-nōpet ṣûpîm

Grammar Details

• *neḥĕmādîm*: verb, niphal participle, masculine, plural with definite article - desired/precious
• *zāhāḇ*: noun, masculine, singular, absolute - gold
• *paz*: noun, masculine, singular, absolute - refined gold/pure gold
• *mətûqîm*: adjective, masculine, plural - sweet
• *dəḇaš*: noun, masculine, singular, absolute - honey
• *nōpet*: noun, masculine, singular, construct - dripping of
• *ṣûpîm*: noun, masculine, plural, absolute - honeycomb/drippings

Word Meanings

• *neḥĕmādîm*: desired/coveted/precious/valuable
• *zāhāḇ*: gold
• *paz*: fine gold/pure gold/refined gold
• *mətûqîm*: sweet/pleasant/agreeable
• *dəḇaš*: honey
• *nōpet*: flowing honey/dripping/honeycomb
• *ṣûpîm*: honeycomb/drippings/flowing honey

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Moreover by them is your servant warned, and in keeping them there is great reward.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Moreover by them is thy servant warned: In keeping them there is great reward.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  These thy seruaunt kepeth, & for kepinge of them there is greate rewarde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Moreouer by them is thy seruant made circumspect, and in keeping of them there is great reward.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Moreouer, by them thy seruaunt is well aduertised: and in kepyng of them there is a great rewarde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Moreover by them is thy servant warned: [and] in keeping of them [there is] great reward.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Moreover by them is your servant warned. In keeping them there is great reward.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Also -- Thy servant is warned by them, `In keeping them `is' a great reward.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Moreover by them is thy servant warned: In keeping them there is great reward.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Moreover by them is thy servant warned: In keeping them there is great reward.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  By them is your servant made conscious of danger, and in keeping them there is great reward.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Moreover by them is your servant warned. In keeping them there is great reward.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Yes, your servant finds moral guidance there; those who obey them receive a rich reward.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 29:18 : 18 Where there is no vision, the people run wild; but blessed is he who keeps the law.
• Ps 119:11 : 11 I have hidden Your word in my heart so that I might not sin against You.
• Matt 6:4 : 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
• Heb 11:6-7 : 6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for whoever comes to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. 7 By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverent fear prepared an ark for the salvation of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
• 2 John 1:8 : 8 Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but may receive a full reward.
• Rev 14:13 : 13 Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, "Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them."
• Heb 11:26 : 26 He regarded the reproach for the sake of Christ as greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking forward to the reward.
• Jas 1:25 : 25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres—not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—this person will be blessed in what he does.
• Matt 6:6 : 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
• Matt 6:18 : 18 so that your fasting will not be obvious to others, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
• Acts 20:31 : 31 Therefore, be watchful, remembering that for three years I never stopped admonishing each one of you with tears, night and day.
• 1 Cor 4:14 : 14 I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.
• 1 Thess 5:14 : 14 Now we urge you, brothers, admonish those who are idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
• Prov 3:16-18 : 16 Long life is in her right hand, and in her left hand are riches and honor. 17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. 18 She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, and those who hold her fast are blessed.
• Prov 6:22-23 : 22 When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you wake, they will speak to you. 23 For the commandment is a lamp, the teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life.
• Prov 11:18 : 18 The wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness receives a sure reward.
• Isa 3:10-11 : 10 Tell the righteous that it will go well for them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds. 11 Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; they will be repaid for their deeds.
• Ezek 3:17-21 : 17 "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them warning from Me. 18 If I say to a wicked person, 'You will surely die,' and you do not warn him or speak out to warn him to turn from his wicked ways to save his life, that wicked person will die in his sin, but I will hold you accountable for his blood. 19 But if you warn the wicked person and he does not turn from his wickedness or his wicked way, he will die in his sin, but you will have saved yourself. 20 Again, if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and does wrong, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. Since you did not warn him, he will die in his sin. His righteous acts will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for his blood. 21 But if you warn a righteous person not to sin and he does not sin, he will surely live because he heeded the warning, and you will have saved yourself.
• Ezek 33:3-9 : 3 and he sees the sword coming against the land and blows the trumpet to warn the people, 4 then if anyone hears the sound of the trumpet but does not take warning, and the sword comes and takes them away, their blood will be on their own head. 5 Since they heard the sound of the trumpet but did not take warning, their blood will be on themselves. If they had taken warning, they would have saved their lives. 6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone’s life, that person will die for their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood. 7 Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. So hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. 8 When I say to the wicked, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die,’ and you do not speak out to dissuade them from their ways, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. 9 But if you do warn the wicked person to turn from their ways and they do not do so, they will die for their sin, but you will have saved yourself.
• Matt 3:7 : 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, 'You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
• 2 Chr 19:10 : 10 Whatever case comes to you from your fellow Israelites living in their cities—whether of bloodshed or other matters of the law, commands, statutes, or decrees—you are to warn them not to sin against the LORD; otherwise, His wrath will come upon you and your people. Do this, and you will not sin.