Psalms 119:72

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 19:10 : 10 They are of greater value than gold, than even a great amount of pure gold; they bring greater delight than honey, than even the sweetest honey from a honeycomb.
  • Prov 8:10-11 : 10 Receive my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold. 11 For wisdom is better than rubies, and desirable things cannot be compared to her.
  • Ps 119:127 : 127 For this reason I love your commands more than gold, even purest gold.
  • Ps 119:162 : 162 I rejoice in your instructions, like one who finds much plunder.
  • Prov 8:19 : 19 My fruit is better than the purest gold, and my harvest is better than choice silver.
  • Prov 16:16 : 16 How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.
  • Matt 13:44-46 : 44 Parables on the Kingdom of Heaven“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure, hidden in a field, that a person found and hid. Then because of joy he went and sold all that he had and bought that field. 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. 46 When he found a pearl of great value, he went out and sold everything he had and bought it.
  • Prov 3:14-15 : 14 For her benefit is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than gold. 15 She is more precious than rubies, and none of the things you desire can compare with her.
  • Ps 119:14 : 14 I rejoice in the lifestyle prescribed by your rules as if they were riches of all kinds.
  • Ps 119:111 : 111 I claim your rules as my permanent possession, for they give me joy.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 119:127
    79%

    127For this reason I love your commands more than gold, even purest gold.

  • Ps 119:102-103
    2 verses
    76%

    102I do not turn aside from your regulations, for you teach me.

    103Your words are sweeter in my mouth than honey!

  • Ps 119:171-174
    4 verses
    75%

    171May praise flow freely from my lips, for you teach me your statutes.

    172May my tongue sing about your instructions, for all your commands are just.

    173May your hand help me, for I choose to obey your precepts.

    174I long for your deliverance, O LORD; I find delight in your law.

  • Ps 119:70-71
    2 verses
    75%

    70Their hearts are calloused, but I find delight in your law.

    71It was good for me to suffer, so that I might learn your statutes.

  • Ps 119:73
    74%

    73י(Yod) Your hands made me and formed me. Give me understanding so that I might learn your commands.

  • Ps 119:97-99
    3 verses
    74%

    97מ(Mem) O how I love your law! All day long I meditate on it.

    98Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for I am always aware of them.

    99I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your rules.

  • Ps 119:76-77
    2 verses
    72%

    76May your loyal love console me, as you promised your servant.

    77May I experience your compassion, so I might live! For I find delight in your law.

  • Ps 119:11-14
    4 verses
    72%

    11In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you.

    12You deserve praise, O LORD! Teach me your statutes!

    13With my lips I proclaim all the regulations you have revealed.

    14I rejoice in the lifestyle prescribed by your rules as if they were riches of all kinds.

  • Ps 119:140
    72%

    140Your word is absolutely pure, and your servant loves it!

  • Ps 119:142-143
    2 verses
    71%

    142Your justice endures, and your law is reliable.

    143Distress and hardship confront me, yet I find delight in your commands.

  • Ps 119:65-66
    2 verses
    71%

    65ט(Tet) You are good to your servant, O LORD, just as you promised.

    66Teach me proper discernment and understanding! For I consider your commands to be reliable.

  • Ps 119:108
    71%

    108O LORD, please accept the freewill offerings of my praise! Teach me your regulations!

  • Ps 19:10
    71%

    10They are of greater value than gold, than even a great amount of pure gold; they bring greater delight than honey, than even the sweetest honey from a honeycomb.

  • Ps 119:43
    71%

    43Do not completely deprive me of a truthful testimony, for I await your justice.

  • Ps 119:131
    71%

    131I open my mouth and pant, because I long for your commands.

  • Ps 119:34
    70%

    34Give me understanding so that I might observe your law, and keep it with all my heart.

  • Ps 119:162
    70%

    162I rejoice in your instructions, like one who finds much plunder.

  • Ps 119:129
    70%

    129פ(Pe) Your rules are marvelous. Therefore I observe them.

  • Ps 119:92
    70%

    92If I had not found encouragement in your law, I would have died in my sorrow.

  • Prov 16:16
    70%

    16How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.

  • Ps 63:3
    70%

    3Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you.

  • Ps 119:68
    70%

    68You are good and you do good. Teach me your statutes!

  • Job 23:12
    70%

    12I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my allotted portion.

  • Prov 8:19
    70%

    19My fruit is better than the purest gold, and my harvest is better than choice silver.

  • Ps 119:18
    70%

    18Open my eyes so I can truly see the marvelous things in your law!

  • Ps 12:6
    69%

    6The LORD’s words are absolutely reliable. They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground, where it is thoroughly refined.

  • Ps 119:167
    69%

    167I keep your rules; I love them greatly.

  • Ps 119:164
    69%

    164Seven times a day I praise you because of your just regulations.

  • Ps 84:10
    69%

    10Certainly spending just one day in your temple courts is better than spending a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the entrance to the temple of my God than live in the tents of the wicked.

  • Ps 119:26-27
    2 verses
    69%

    26I told you about my ways and you answered me. Teach me your statutes!

    27Help me to understand what your precepts mean! Then I can meditate on your marvelous teachings.

  • Ps 119:159
    69%

    159See how I love your precepts! O LORD, revive me with your loyal love!

  • Ps 119:56
    69%

    56This has been my practice, for I observe your precepts.

  • Ps 119:47
    69%

    47I will find delight in your commands, which I love.

  • Job 22:22
    69%

    22Accept instruction from his mouth and store up his words in your heart.

  • Prov 8:10
    69%

    10Receive my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.

  • Ps 40:8
    69%

    8I want to do what pleases you, my God. Your law dominates my thoughts.”