Psalm 19:10

Psalm 19:10

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

a. ASV: More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.

b. YLT: They are more desirable than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey, Even liquid honey of the comb.

c. Amplified Bible Classic: More to be desired are they than gold, even than much fine gold; they are sweeter also than honey and drippings from the honeycomb.

d. Septuagint [Psalm 19:10 in our Bible is Psalm 18:11 in the Septuagint]: To be desired more than gold, and much precious stone: sweeter also than honey and the honey-comb. 

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings [Psalm 19:10 in our Bible is Psalm 19:11 in Jewish Bibles] :They are more desirable than gold, than even much fine gold; and sweeter than honey, and drippings from the combs  

1. “More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold…”

a. [More to be] desired [Strong: 2530  châmad, khaw-mad'; a primitive root; to delight in:—beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, (× great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing).

b. [are they than] gold [Strong: 2091 zâhâb, zaw-hawb'; from an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky:—gold(-en), fair weather.]

c. [yea than] much [Strong: 7227 rab rab by contracted from 7231; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality):--(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), ((ship-))master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).]

d. [fine] gold [Strong: 6337 pâz, pawz; from H6338; pure (gold); hence, gold itself (as refined):—fine (pure) gold.

2. “...sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.”

a. sweeter [Strong: 4966 mâthôwq, maw-thoke'; or מָתוּק mâthûwq; from H4985; sweet:—sweet(-er, -ness).]

b. [also than] honey [Strong: 1706 dᵉbash, deb-ash'; from an unused root meaning to be gummy; honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup:—honey(-comb).]

c. [Strong: 5317 nopheth no'-feth from 5130 in the sense of shaking to pieces; a dripping i.e. of honey (from the comb):--honeycomb.]

d. [and the] honeycomb [Strong: 6688 tsûwph, tsoof; from H6687; comb of honey (from dripping):—honeycomb.]

1). Proverbs 24:13, 14 My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:

24:14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.