Psalms 119:72

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

טֽוֹב־לִ֥י תֽוֹרַת־פִּ֑יךָ מֵ֝אַלְפֵ֗י זָהָ֥ב וָכָֽסֶף׃

Transliteration

Good ṭôḇ for me lî the law tôraṯ of your mouth pîḵā more than thousands mēʾalp̄ê of gold zāhāḇ and silver wāḵāsep̄.

Grammar Details

*ṭôḇ*: adjective masculine singular - good
*lî*: preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me/for me
*tôraṯ*: noun feminine singular construct - law/instruction of
*pîḵā*: noun masculine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your mouth
*mēʾalp̄ê*: preposition + noun masculine plural construct - from thousands of
*zāhāḇ*: noun masculine singular - gold
*wāḵāsep̄*: conjunction + noun masculine singular - and silver

Word Meanings

*ṭôḇ*: good/better/preferable
*tôraṯ*: law/instruction/teaching
*pîḵā*: your mouth/your speech/your commands
*ʾalp̄ê*: thousands/large quantities
*zāhāḇ*: gold/gold pieces
*kāsep̄*: silver/silver pieces/money

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 19:10 : 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
Prov 8:10-11 : 10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. 11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
Ps 119:127 : 127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
Ps 119:162 : 162 I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
Prov 8:19 : 19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
Prov 16:16 : 16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
Matt 13:44-46 : 44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: 46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Prov 3:14-15 : 14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. 15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
Ps 119:14 : 14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.
Ps 119:111 : 111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 119:127
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127Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
Ps 119:102-103
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102I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.
103How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Ps 119:171-174
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171My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
172My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.
173Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.
174I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.
Ps 119:70-71
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70Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.
71It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
Ps 119:73
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73JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
Ps 119:97-99
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97MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
98Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.
99I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.
Ps 119:76-77
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76Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
77Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
Ps 119:11-14
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72%
11Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
12Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
13With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
14I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.
Ps 119:140
72%
140Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
Ps 119:142-143
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71%
142Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
143Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.
Ps 119:65-66
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65TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.
66Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
Ps 119:108
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108Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.
Ps 19:10
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10More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
Ps 119:43
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43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.
Ps 119:131
71%
131I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
Ps 119:34
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34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Ps 119:162
70%
162I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
Ps 119:129
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129PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
Ps 119:92
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92Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
Prov 16:16
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16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
Ps 63:3
70%
3Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise{H8762)} thee.
Ps 119:68
70%
68Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
Job 23:12
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12Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
Prov 8:19
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19My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
Ps 119:18
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18Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
Ps 12:6
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6The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
Ps 119:167
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167My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
Ps 119:164
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164Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.
Ps 84:10
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Ps 119:26-27
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26I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.
27Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
Ps 119:159
69%
159Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.
Ps 119:56
69%
56This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
Ps 119:47
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47And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
Job 22:22
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22Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
Prov 8:10
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10Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
Ps 40:8
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8I delight{H8804)} to do{H8800)} thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.