How sweet are your promises to my taste, more than honey to my mouth!
Parallel translations
- KJV How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
- BSB How sweet are Your words to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth!
- NKJV How sweet are Your words to my taste, Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
- NASB How sweet are Your words to my taste! Yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
- NLT How sweet your words taste to me; they are sweeter than honey.
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Cross-references · 8
- Prov 8:11For wisdom is better than rubies. All the things that may be desired can’t be compared to it.
- Ps 19:10More to be desired are they than gold, yes, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the extract of the honeycomb.
- Prov 24:13–14My son, eat honey, for it is good; the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:
- Ps 63:5My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,
- Job 23:12I haven’t gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
- Prov 3:17Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace.
- Song 5:1I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride. I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, friends! Drink, yes, drink abundantly, beloved.
- Song 1:2–4Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is better than wine.
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